Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
939 UXUS97 KREV 181313 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT WED SEP 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. ******************************************************************* FORECASTED LOCAL INDICES FOR RENO: TODAY YESTERDAY FORECASTED MAX TEMP AT RENO (DEG F)..... 68 66 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 61 55 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 955 AM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 12200 14300 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 606 699 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 32 30 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 34 33 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 0 3 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 1 1 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 0609/+06 10000 0710/+03 12000 0912/-02 14000 1012/-06 16000 1212/-10 18000 1413/-15 24000 1818/-26 30000 1933/-45 34000 2157/-48 39000 2241/-49 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: DATE TIME TEMP DEWPT RH WIND (MPH) (F) (F) | DIR SPEED GUST RUN: 2024-09-18 05:50 AM SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: DATE TIME TEMP RH WIND DIR SPEED GUST 2024-09-18 0515 39 79 000 0 0 2024-09-18 0500 38 88 000 0 0 2024-09-18 0445 37 90 000 0 0 2024-09-18 0430 38 90 174 0 0 RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 181121Z 1812/1912 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 OVC110 FM182000 11008KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 OVC080 PROB30 1823/1903 5SM -TSRA BKN030CB FM190400 17005KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 OVC080 FM190600 VRB03KT P6SM OVC050 CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 181121Z 1812/1912 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 OVC090 FM181900 09008KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 OVC060 PROB30 1822/1902 5SM -TSRA BKN030CB FM190400 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA OVC040 FM190600 VRB03KT P6SM OVC050 MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 181121Z 1812/1912 11004KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 OVC080 FM181900 35009KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 PROB30 1822/1902 5SM -TSRA BKN030CB FM190300 06004KT P6SM -SHRA OVC035 OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 64 TO 69. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 18 2024.....SUNRISE 644 AM PDT SUNSET 702 PM PDT SEPTEMBER 19 2024.....SUNRISE 645 AM PDT SUNSET 700 PM PDT