Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
662 UXUS97 KREV 091320 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT THU MAY 9 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)..... 72 61 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 48 44 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 055 AM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 15000 11800 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 690 384 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 16 2 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 18 5 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 10 14 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 6 11 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 0615/+04 10000 0717/+01 12000 0920/-03 14000 0320/-06 16000 0221/-10 18000 122/-14 24000 0334/-28 30000 0349/-44 34000 0247/-51 39000 3640/-56 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: DATE TIME TEMP DEWPT RH WIND (MPH) (F) (F) | DIR SPEED GUST 2024-05-09 05:20 21 21 98 | 152 48 55 2024-05-09 05:00 21 21 98 | 148 45 56 2024-05-09 04:50 21 21 98 | 146 44 55 2024-05-09 04:30 21 21 98 | 150 49 58 SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: DATE TIME TEMP RH WIND DIR SPEED GUST 2024-05-09 0545 24 89 039 44 62 2024-05-09 0530 24 88 036 44 58 2024-05-09 0515 24 88 046 44 60 2024-05-09 0500 25 87 041 42 60 RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 091120Z 0912/1012 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM091800 08011G20KT P6SM SKC FM100300 08005KT P6SM SKC FM100900 VRB05KT P6SM SKC CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 091120Z 0912/1012 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM091600 07014G26KT P6SM SKC FM100500 05005KT P6SM SKC FM101000 VRB05KT P6SM SKC MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 091120Z 0912/1012 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM091800 03010G18KT P6SM SKC FM100300 05005KT P6SM SKC FM101000 VRB05KT P6SM SKC OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 70 TO 75. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 550 AM PDT SUNSET 801 PM PDT MAY 10 2024...........SUNRISE 549 AM PDT SUNSET 802 PM PDT