Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SAT MAY 18 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)...     73          70
TRIGGER TEMPERATURE...........(DEG F)...     52          54
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 15Z
MAXIMUM ALTITUDE..............(FT MSL)..  15300       15400
SOARING INDEX.................(FPM).....    759         882
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     20          26
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     24          20
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      4           3
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      2           3

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2817/+06
10000 2816/+03
12000 2814/-03
14000 2819/-07
16000 2925/-11
18000 3044/-15
24000 2975/-24
30000 3086/-39
34000 3089/-47
39000 3082/-54

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
 SLD HR 1320 M 32/12/2808/M  /SLIDE MTN UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATION

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 181128Z 1812/1912 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM182000 27014G24KT P6SM SCT100 SCT180
     FM182300 30016G26KT P6SM SCT100
     FM190600 35006KT P6SM FEW100



OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 63 TO 73. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   542 AM PDT   SUNSET   809 PM PDT
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   542 AM PDT   SUNSET   810 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
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