Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
916 UXUS97 KREV 071330 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT TUE MAY 7 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)..... 65 65 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 49 47 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 955 AM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 12700 16000 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 531 840 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 14 8 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 11 11 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 8 6 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 8 7 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 3214/+00 10000 3220/-02 12000 3233/-06 14000 3238/-09 16000 3245/-12 18000 3264/-15 24000 3284/-25 30000 3186/-40 34000 3187/-49 39000 3088/-60 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: DATE TIME TEMP DEWPT RH WIND (MPH) (F) (F) | DIR SPEED GUST 2024-05-07 05:50 27 1 18 | 320 10 21 2024-05-07 05:30 27 0 17 | 339 13 22 2024-05-07 05:20 28 0 16 | 336 14 22 2024-05-07 05:00 28 1 17 | 349 13 23 SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: DATE TIME TEMP RH WIND DIR SPEED GUST 2024-05-07 0600 22 95 168 31 37 2024-05-07 0545 22 96 181 30 37 2024-05-07 0530 22 96 181 31 37 2024-05-07 0515 22 96 184 31 37 RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 071120Z 0712/0812 VRB06KT P6SM FEW250 FM072000 34011G20KT P6SM FEW060 FM080300 34007KT P6SM SKC FM080900 VRB04KT P6SM SKC CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 071120Z 0712/0812 33007KT P6SM FEW250 FM072000 34011G20KT P6SM FEW060 FM080400 01011KT P6SM SKC FM080900 VRB04KT P6SM SKC MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 071120Z 0712/0812 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250 FM071800 32012G22KT P6SM FEW060 FM080300 02007KT P6SM SKC FM080900 VRB04KT P6SM SKC OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 58 TO 63. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 7 2024...........SUNRISE 552 AM PDT SUNSET 759 PM PDT MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 551 AM PDT SUNSET 800 PM PDT