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Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV

000
UXUS97 KREV 241345
SRGREV

SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 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)...     74          65
TRIGGER TEMPERATURE...........(DEG F)...     58          47
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 16Z
MAXIMUM ALTITUDE..............(FT MSL)..  16400       16300
SOARING INDEX.................(FPM).....    912         939
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....      0          10
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....      1           7
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      8           2
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      5           6

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2511/+07
10000 2311/+04
12000 2211/-02
14000 2214/-06
16000 2317/-10
18000 2426/-15
24000 2538/-27
30000 2548/-43
34000 2556/-52
39000 2551/-59

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
 SLD HR 1320 M 33/-17/2620/M  /SLIDE MTN UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATION

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 241120Z 2412/2512 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM242200 28014G24KT P6SM FEW200
     FM250400 30009KT P6SM FEW200



OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 71 TO 76. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 24 2013...........SUNRISE   538 AM PDT   SUNSET   815 PM PDT
MAY 25 2013...........SUNRISE   537 AM PDT   SUNSET   815 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