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Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV

000
UXUS97 KREV 211346
SRGREV

SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

THIS SOARING FORECAST IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
WITH SPECIFIC INDICES FOR THE GREATER RENO AREA.

THIS FORECAST IS NOT UPDATED.

FOR CURRENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS...FORECASTS...AND ADVISORIES...ACCESS
YOUR LOCAL BRIEFING OUTLET OR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION.

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LOCAL INDICES FOR RENO:                   TODAY     YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT RENO...(DEG F)...     77          78
TRIGGER TEMPERATURE...........(DEG F)...     69          56
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 16Z
MAXIMUM ALTITUDE..............(FT MSL)..  13800       12900
SOARING INDEX.................(FPM).....    774         447
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     16           0
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     10          10
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      6           7
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      5           6

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2431/+04
10000 2434/+02
12000 2538/+00
14000 2641/-04
16000 2645/-08
18000 2749/-13
24000 2655/-25
30000 2663/-41
34000 2666/-50
39000 2763/-57

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
 SLD HR 1320 M 38/8/2543/M  /SLIDE MTN UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATION

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 211135Z 2112/2212 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200
     FM211700 21012G25KT P6SM FEW120 BKN200
     FM212100 26025G38KT P6SM FEW120 SCT200
     FM220400 20012G20KT P6SM SCT200



OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
HIGHS 56 TO 66. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE   540 AM PDT   SUNSET   812 PM PDT
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE   539 AM PDT   SUNSET   813 PM PDT



THIS PRODUCT IS ROUTINELY PREPARED BY 700 AM AND IS
DISTRIBUTED TO THE RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION AS WELL AS THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WORLD WIDE WEB HOMEPAGE AT:
       HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RENO