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Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV

000
UXUS97 KREV 251345
SRGREV

SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 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)...     75          78
TRIGGER TEMPERATURE...........(DEG F)...     56          58
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 18Z
MAXIMUM ALTITUDE..............(FT MSL)..  16700       16400
SOARING INDEX.................(FPM).....    981         912
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....      5           0
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     17           1
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      7           8
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      3           5

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2609/+06
10000 2409/+03
12000 2408/-03
14000 2412/-07
16000 2417/-11
18000 2432/-15
24000 2444/-27
30000 2450/-42
34000 2458/-51
39000 2561/-57

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
 SLD HR 1320 M 30/11/2616/M  /SLIDE MTN UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATION

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 251122Z 2512/2612 28006KT P6SM BKN150
     FM251400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT150 SCT200
     FM252200 28016G25KT P6SM SCT120 SCT200
     FM260400 30011KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200



OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 69 TO 74. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH
INCREASING TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 25 2013...........SUNRISE   537 AM PDT   SUNSET   815 PM PDT
MAY 26 2013...........SUNRISE   537 AM PDT   SUNSET   816 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