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Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV

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UXUS97 KREV 121338
SRGREV

SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT FRI APR 12 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.

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FORECASTED LOCAL INDICES FOR RENO:        TODAY     YESTERDAY
FORECASTED MAX TEMP AT RENO (DEG F).....     72          78
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     62          63
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  15400       16400
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    972         972
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     27          22
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     32          29
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      0           1
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      0          -1

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2031/+03
10000 1934/+01
12000 1939/-03
14000 1939/-07
16000 1939/-12
18000 1939/-17
24000 2040/-30
30000 2142/-45
34000 2243/-54
39000 2357/-60

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-04-12    05:50      34    27     67    | 261   28   32
2024-04-12    05:30      34    27     67    | 263   29   32
2024-04-12    05:20      34    27     67    | 261   29   33
2024-04-12    05:00      34    27     67    | 262   29   35

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-04-12 0600   36   93   173     31     37
2024-04-12 0545   36   85   175     30     40
2024-04-12 0530   37   72   181     28     37
2024-04-12 0515   37   68   177     28     34

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 121149Z 1212/1312 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250
     FM121700 19020G35KT P6SM SCT090 SCT200 WS020/20035KT
     FM130300 19007KT P6SM VCSH SCT100 SCT200 WS020/19035KT
     FM130600 19011KT P6SM SCT080 SCT200 WS020/19035KT

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 121149Z 1212/1312 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250
     FM121700 20017G26KT P6SM SCT080 SCT200 WS020/20035KT
     FM130000 21014G22KT P6SM VCSH SCT080 SCT200 WS020/20035KT
     FM130600 22005KT P6SM SCT090 SCT200 WS020/21035KT

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 121149Z 1212/1312 13005KT P6SM SCT250
     FM121600 19020G35KT P6SM SCT080 SCT200 WS020/20035KT
     FM130000 18015G25KT P6SM VCSH SCT080 SCT200 WS020/20035KT
     FM130600 18011KT P6SM SCT090 SCT200 WS020/21035KT

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 58 TO
68. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 12 2024.........SUNRISE   625 AM PDT   SUNSET   735 PM PDT
APRIL 13 2024.........SUNRISE   624 AM PDT   SUNSET   736 PM PDT