Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
230 UXUS97 KREV 171320 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT TUE SEP 17 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)..... 71 65 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 55 57 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 14300 14100 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 699 813 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 30 25 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 33 32 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 3 2 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 1 1 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 2810/+05 10000 2811/+03 12000 2812/+00 14000 2814/-04 16000 2817/-08 18000 2824/-13 24000 2833/-24 30000 2847/-39 34000 2765/-50 39000 2763/-55 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: DATE TIME TEMP DEWPT RH WIND (MPH) (F) (F) | DIR SPEED GUST RUN: 2024-09-17 05:50 AM SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: DATE TIME TEMP RH WIND DIR SPEED GUST 2024-09-17 0515 30 99 158 0 0 2024-09-17 0500 30 99 160 0 0 2024-09-17 0445 30 99 160 0 0 2024-09-17 0430 29 99 159 0 0 RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 171120Z 1712/1812 30011KT P6SM BKN050 OVC080 FM172000 29012G20KT P6SM SCT080 BKN100 FM180400 33007KT P6SM SCT090 BKN110 FM180600 VRB03KT P6SM OVC100 CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 171120Z 1712/1812 15007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN070 FM171900 28010G17KT P6SM FEW070 BKN100 FM180400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT080 BKN100 MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 171120Z 1712/1812 24009KT P6SM SCT050 BKN070 FM171900 29011G19KT P6SM FEW070 SCT090 FM180400 13005KT P6SM SCT070 BKN110 OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .WEDNESDAY...CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 63 TO 68. LIGHT WINDS. SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 17 2024.....SUNRISE 643 AM PDT SUNSET 703 PM PDT SEPTEMBER 18 2024.....SUNRISE 644 AM PDT SUNSET 702 PM PDT