Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SUN MAY 26 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).....     81          73
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     59          56
EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 055 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  16200       16600
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    816         948
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     10          21
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     17          24
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      7           5
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      3           3

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  9900/+10
10000 9900/+07
12000 9900/+01
14000 9901/-03
16000 9903/-07
18000 29 7/-12
24000 2809/-25
30000 2520/-41
34000 2722/-50
39000 2729/-59

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH
 WIND (MPH)                (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-05-26    05:50      35    13     26    | 314    9   10
2024-05-26    05:30      35    14     29    | 316   10   13
2024-05-26    05:20      35    13     27    | 310    9   10
2024-05-26    05:00      35    13     27    | 308    8    9

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-05-26 0600   39   37   169     11     14
2024-05-26 0545   39   37   168     11     13
2024-05-26 0530   39   38   172     12     15
2024-05-26 0515   39   39   163     14     16

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 261120Z 2612/2712 VRB04KT P6SM SKC     FM262100 34006KT P6SM
FEW080 FEW200     FM270300 VRB04KT P6SM
SKC

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 261120Z 2612/2712 VRB04KT P6SM SKC     FM262100 07008KT P6SM
FEW090 FEW200     FM270300 VRB04KT P6SM
SKC

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 261120Z 2612/2712 VRB05KT P6SM SKC     FM262100 30009KT P6SM
FEW090 FEW200     FM270300 VRB04KT P6SM
SKC

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
HIGHS 81 TO 86. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 26 2024...........SUNRISE   537 AM PDT   SUNSET   816 PM PDT
MAY 27 2024...........SUNRISE   536 AM PDT   SUNSET   817 PM PDT