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Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV

000
UXUS97 KREV 171346
SRGREV

SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT MON JUN 17 2013

THIS SOARING FORECAST IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
WITH SPECIFIC INDICES FOR THE GREATER RENO AREA.

THIS FORECAST IS NOT UPDATED.

FOR CURRENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS...FORECASTS...AND ADVISORIES...ACCESS
YOUR LOCAL BRIEFING OUTLET OR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION.

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LOCAL INDICES FOR RENO:                   TODAY     YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT RENO...(DEG F)...     85          86
TRIGGER TEMPERATURE...........(DEG F)...     71          68
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 17Z
MAXIMUM ALTITUDE..............(FT MSL)..  16900       16800
SOARING INDEX.................(FPM).....   1047        1014
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....      9           8
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     10          17
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      5           5
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      4           2

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2517/+11
10000 2217/+09
12000 2118/+05
14000 2120/+00
16000 2122/-06
18000 2227/-12
24000 2329/-24
30000 2432/-40
34000 2539/-49
39000 2555/-56

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
 SLD HR 1320 M 46/8/2609/M  /SLIDE MTN UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATION

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 171120Z 1712/1812 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM171800 20006KT P6SM FEW080
     FM172200 27016G28KT P6SM FEW080
     FM180600 24005KT P6SM SKC



OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGHS 79 TO 84. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JUNE 17 2013..........SUNRISE   531 AM PDT   SUNSET   829 PM PDT
JUNE 18 2013..........SUNRISE   532 AM PDT   SUNSET   829 PM PDT



THIS PRODUCT IS ROUTINELY PREPARED BY 700 AM AND IS
DISTRIBUTED TO THE RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION AS WELL AS THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WORLD WIDE WEB HOMEPAGE AT:
       HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RENO