Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
566 UXUS97 KREV 031340 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT FRI MAY 3 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)..... 74 73 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 53 55 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 16000 17100 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 840 1023 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 23 19 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 28 28 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 4 3 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 0 1 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 9900/+05 10000 9906/+02 12000 2517/-02 14000 2516/-06 16000 2615/-10 18000 2711/-15 24000 2919/-27 30000 3034/-44 34000 3033/-55 39000 2738/-60 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: DATE TIME TEMP DEWPT RH WIND (MPH) (F) (F) | DIR SPEED GUST 2024-05-03 05:50 28 26 85 | 281 10 14 2024-05-03 05:30 28 28 97 | 283 14 16 2024-05-03 05:20 29 26 86 | 281 14 17 2024-05-03 05:00 28 28 99 | 282 14 17 SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: DATE TIME TEMP RH WIND DIR SPEED GUST 2024-05-03 0615 35 45 195 10 14 2024-05-03 0600 31 100 226 3 7 2024-05-03 0545 31 100 227 3 8 2024-05-03 0530 31 100 227 11 16 RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 031120Z 0312/0412 35005KT P6SM BKN060 FM031700 12006KT P6SM FEW060 FM032300 27009KT P6SM FEW080 FEW250 FM040600 19009KT P6SM BKN250 CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 031120Z 0312/0412 VRB03KT P6SM BKN060 FM032300 27009KT P6SM FEW080 FEW250 FM040600 20009KT P6SM BKN250 MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 031120Z 0312/0412 VRB05KT P6SM SCT060 FM032200 27010G16KT P6SM FEW080 FEW250 FM040700 18008KT P6SM BKN250 OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .SATURDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. HIGHS 53 TO 63. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 3 2024...........SUNRISE 557 AM PDT SUNSET 755 PM PDT MAY 4 2024...........SUNRISE 556 AM PDT SUNSET 756 PM PDT