Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
233 UXUS97 KREV 171305 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT FRI MAY 17 2024 THIS SOARING FORECAST IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA WITH SPECIFIC INDICES FOR THE GREATER RENO AREA. THIS FORECAST IS PREPARED DAILY BY 700 AM AND IS NOT UPDATED. FOR CURRENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS...FORECASTS...AND ADVISORIES...ACCESS YOUR LOCAL BRIEFING OUTLET OR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. ******************************************************************* FORECASTED LOCAL INDICES FOR RENO: TODAY YESTERDAY FORECASTED MAX TEMP AT RENO (DEG F)..... 87 89 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 70 70 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 17400 18000 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 1092 1182 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 18 14 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 26 23 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 3 5 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... -1 2 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 3312/+12 10000 3211/+09 12000 3210/+03 14000 3012/-02 16000 2914/-07 18000 2921/-13 24000 2829/-25 30000 2638/-40 34000 2637/-49 39000 2631/-57 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: DATE TIME TEMP DEWPT RH WIND (MPH) (F) (F) | DIR SPEED GUST 2024-05-17 05:20 43 28 43 | 014 15 21 2024-05-17 05:00 43 28 43 | 017 14 17 2024-05-17 04:50 43 29 46 | 017 10 15 2024-05-17 04:30 44 30 47 | 016 9 14 SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: DATE TIME TEMP RH WIND DIR SPEED GUST 2024-05-17 0515 46 47 229 19 23 2024-05-17 0500 46 48 222 18 21 2024-05-17 0445 46 48 199 17 20 2024-05-17 0430 46 47 192 19 23 RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 171120Z 1712/1812 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM171700 30010G20KT P6SM FEW100 FM180300 32010KT P6SM SKC CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 171120Z 1712/1812 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM171800 28011G20KT P6SM FEW100 FM180300 35005KT P6SM SKC MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 171120Z 1712/1812 24008KT P6SM SKC FM171900 29010G20KT P6SM FEW100 FM180400 VRB05KT P6SM SKC OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 80 TO 85. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 543 AM PDT SUNSET 809 PM PDT MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 542 AM PDT SUNSET 810 PM PDT