Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
690 UXUS97 KREV 211312 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 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)..... 74 66 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 52 54 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 055 AM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 15400 14000 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 762 660 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 4 18 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 4 15 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 9 6 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 6 4 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 9900/+05 10000 9900/+02 12000 9900/-03 14000 9903/-07 16000 9907/-11 18000 3218/-15 24000 3128/-28 30000 3031/-45 34000 2933/-53 39000 2843/-59 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: DATE TIME TEMP DEWPT RH WIND (MPH) (F) (F) | DIR SPEED GUST 2024-05-21 05:30 26 14 48 | 158 28 36 2024-05-21 05:20 26 14 47 | 161 25 30 2024-05-21 05:00 27 14 47 | 159 29 36 2024-05-21 04:50 26 15 49 | 157 25 31 SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: DATE TIME TEMP RH WIND DIR SPEED GUST 2024-05-21 0545 28 58 048 34 44 2024-05-21 0530 28 58 035 32 38 2024-05-21 0515 29 56 042 34 45 2024-05-21 0500 29 56 042 33 45 RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 211120Z 2112/2212 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM211900 07005KT P6SM SKC FM220000 34008KT P6SM SKC FM220500 VRB03KT P6SM SKC CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 211120Z 2112/2212 03005KT P6SM SKC FM211800 06008KT P6SM SKC FM220300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 211120Z 2112/2212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM212000 31008KT P6SM SKC FM220400 13004KT P6SM SKC OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 74 TO 79. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE 540 AM PDT SUNSET 812 PM PDT MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE 539 AM PDT SUNSET 813 PM PDT