Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SAT MAY 25 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).....     75          75
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     56          61
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 955 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  16600       15600
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    948         978
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     21          26
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     24          23
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      5           1
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      3           1

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2817/+04
10000 2917/+02
12000 3116/-01
14000 3018/-05
16000 3020/-09
18000 3027/-14
24000 3036/-26
30000 3046/-41
34000 3052/-49
39000 3050/-57

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-05-25    05:30      28    18     54    | 336   22   29
2024-05-25    05:20      29    16     43    | 333   24   30
2024-05-25    05:00      29    16     45    | 329   23   30
2024-05-25    04:50      30    16     44    | 337   13   18

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-05-25 0600   31   83   191     35     41
2024-05-25 0545   31   87   196     37     43
2024-05-25 0530   30   88   193     35     45
2024-05-25 0515   30   83   190     34     41

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 251146Z 2512/2606 VRB05KT P6SM FEW080 FEW200
     FM252100 29012G24KT P6SM FEW200
     FM260500 31004KT P6SM SKC

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 251146Z 2512/2606 VRB05KT P6SM FEW120 FEW200
     FM252100 27014G26KT P6SM FEW200
     FM260500 VRB05KT P6SM SKC

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 251146Z 2512/2606 VRB04KT P6SM FEW100
     FM252100 28014G26KT P6SM FEW200
     FM260500 VRB05KT P6SM SKC

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 77 TO 82. LIGHT WINDS.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 25 2024...........SUNRISE   537 AM PDT   SUNSET   816 PM PDT
MAY 26 2024...........SUNRISE   537 AM PDT   SUNSET   816 PM PDT