Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT TUE JUN 18 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).....     78          69
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     59          58
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY NA
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  18000       13500
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1227         675
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     -2          13
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....      2          -4
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      8          11
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      3           8

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  9900/+08
10000 9900/+05
12000 9900/-01
14000 9905/-05
16000 9912/-09
18000 2931/-14
24000 2962/-23
30000 2866/-40
34000 2869/-50
39000 2963/-55

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-06-18    01:20      33    13     30    | 103   14   20
2024-06-18    01:00      33    13     29    | 100   18   23
2024-06-18    00:50      33    12     27    | 090   17   22
2024-06-18    00:30      34    12     27    | 090   16   20

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-06-18 0545   35   46   053     19     28
2024-06-18 0530   35   48   070     19     28
2024-06-18 0515   35   50   070     20     25
2024-06-18 0500   35   49   071     19     25

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 181120Z 1812/1912 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM181800 10006KT P6SM FEW220
     FM182300 30011KT P6SM SCT220
     FM190500 VRB03KT P6SM SCT220

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 181120Z 1812/1912 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM181900 06008KT P6SM FEW220
     FM182300 02011G18KT P6SM SCT220
     FM190300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT220

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 181120Z 1812/1912 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
     FM182200 31011G17KT P6SM SCT220
     FM190300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT220

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.JUNETEENTH...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 78 TO 83. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
EAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JUNE 18 2024..........SUNRISE   532 AM PDT   SUNSET   829 PM PDT
JUNE 19 2024..........SUNRISE   532 AM PDT   SUNSET   830 PM PDT