Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT FRI SEP 20 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).....     80          74
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     65          60
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  18000       14400
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1242         792
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     21          30
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     18          27
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      5           0
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      5           1

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  3506/+11
10000 3407/+08
12000 3408/+03
14000 1212/-01
16000 0717/-05
18000  231/-10
24000 0136/-20
30000 0246/-37
34000 0154/-48
39000 0353/-57

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST


RUN: 2024-09-20  05:50 AM

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-09-20 0515   41   79   172      0      0
2024-09-20 0500   41   79   172      0      0
2024-09-20 0445   42   78   171      0      0
2024-09-20 0430   42   78   172      0      0

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 201147Z 2012/2106 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150
     FM202000 04006KT P6SM FEW120 SCT200
     FM210400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT140

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 201147Z 2012/2112 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150
     FM201900 04006KT P6SM FEW110 SCT200
     FM210300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT120

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 201147Z 2012/2112 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150
     FM202200 31008KT P6SM FEW110 SCT200
     FM210400 12005KT P6SM SCT120

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 75 TO 80. LIGHT WINDS.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 20 2024.....SUNRISE   645 AM PDT   SUNSET   658 PM PDT
SEPTEMBER 21 2024.....SUNRISE   646 AM PDT   SUNSET   657 PM PDT