Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
582 UXUS97 KREV 081312 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT WED MAY 8 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)..... 63 64 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 44 49 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 855 AM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 11800 12700 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 384 531 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 2 14 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 5 11 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 14 8 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 11 8 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 0514/-02 10000 0515/-02 12000 0518/-04 14000 1719/-07 16000 2621/-11 18000 3525/-15 24000 3533/-27 30000 3643/-43 34000 3645/-51 39000 3444/-53 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: DATE TIME TEMP DEWPT RH WIND (MPH) (F) (F) | DIR SPEED GUST 2024-05-08 05:30 17 14 79 | 092 31 35 2024-05-08 05:20 17 14 78 | 090 32 36 2024-05-08 05:00 18 14 77 | 090 33 38 2024-05-08 04:50 18 13 76 | 091 33 38 SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: DATE TIME TEMP RH WIND DIR SPEED GUST 2024-05-08 0545 20 78 045 34 48 2024-05-08 0530 20 78 050 28 40 2024-05-08 0515 21 76 052 28 44 2024-05-08 0500 20 78 051 26 39 RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 081120Z 0812/0912 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM081700 06011G18KT P6SM SKC FM090300 06009KT P6SM FEW100 FM090800 VRB05KT P6SM SKC CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 081120Z 0812/0912 03005KT P6SM SKC FM081700 05014G28KT P6SM SKC FM090400 04008KT P6SM FEW100 FM090900 VRB05KT P6SM SKC MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 081120Z 0812/0912 36004KT P6SM SKC FM081900 04014G24KT P6SM SKC FM090400 06009KT P6SM FEW100 FM090800 VRB05KT P6SM SKC OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 66 TO 71. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 551 AM PDT SUNSET 800 PM PDT MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 550 AM PDT SUNSET 801 PM PDT