Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT MON MAY 6 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).....     67          52
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     47          36
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 055 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  16000       18000
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    840        1602
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....      8          21
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     11          20
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      6           3
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      7           9

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2730/+00
10000 2733/-01
12000 2839/-05
14000 2843/-08
16000 2848/-12
18000 2964/-16
24000 2865/-28
30000 8005/-44
34000 7909/-53
39000 2882/-57

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-05-06    05:50      22    21     90    | 000    0    0
2024-05-06    05:30      22    20     91    | 000    0    0
2024-05-06    05:20      21    20     92    | 000    0    0
2024-05-06    05:00      21    20     93    | 000    0    0

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-05-06 0600   21   97   217      4      7
2024-05-06 0545   21   97   207      4     11
2024-05-06 0530   22   97   310      6     10
2024-05-06 0515   22   97   334     10     12

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 061120Z 0612/0712 VRB05KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250
     FM062000 27015G25KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250
     FM070400 28014KT P6SM SCT250
     FM071000 28006KT P6SM FEW250

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 061120Z 0612/0712 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250
     FM061900 26013G22KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250
     FM070400 27010KT P6SM SCT250
     FM071000 28005KT P6SM FEW250

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 061120Z 0612/0712 12005KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250
     FM061900 28015G25KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250
     FM070400 28008KT P6SM SCT250
     FM071000 31005KT P6SM FEW250

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
HIGHS 58 TO 68. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  6 2024...........SUNRISE   554 AM PDT   SUNSET   758 PM PDT
MAY  7 2024...........SUNRISE   552 AM PDT   SUNSET   759 PM PDT