Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT TUE APR 23 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).....     79          81
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     63          66
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  18000       17800
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1323        1104
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     29          23
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     33          27
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      0           1
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      0           0

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2909/+06
10000 9906/+03
12000 9900/-01
14000 9903/-06
16000 9907/-11
18000 2019/-16
24000 2425/-27
30000 2342/-44
34000 2349/-52
39000 2361/-56

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-04-23    05:50      37    29     63    | 283   15   20
2024-04-23    05:30      38    30     64    | 279   13   17
2024-04-23    05:20      38    30     66    | 293   23   28
2024-04-23    05:00      37    31     71    | 294   23   28

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-04-23 0600   38   96   196     18     22
2024-04-23 0545   38   95   187     18     22
2024-04-23 0530   38   94   190     18     22
2024-04-23 0515   38   92   188     18     25

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 231120Z 2312/2412 VRB05KT P6SM SCT100
     FM231900 26008KT P6SM VCSH SCT070 BKN120
     FM232300 28013G21KT P6SM SCT120 SCT250
     FM240200 29009KT P6SM SCT120 SCT250

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 231120Z 2312/2412 VRB03KT P6SM FEW100
     FM231900 26010KT P6SM VCSH SCT070 BKN120
     FM232200 27011G18KT P6SM SCT120 SCT250
     FM240300 30006KT P6SM SCT250

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 231120Z 2312/2412 VRB04KT P6SM FEW110
     FM231900 27010KT P6SM VCSH SCT070 BKN120
     FM232200 27014G22KT P6SM SCT120 SCT250
     FM240400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 68 TO 73. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 23 2024.........SUNRISE   610 AM PDT   SUNSET   746 PM PDT
APRIL 24 2024.........SUNRISE   608 AM PDT   SUNSET   747 PM PDT


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