Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
123 UXUS97 KREV 221305 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT WED MAY 22 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)..... 79 72 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 59 52 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 855 AM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 16800 15400 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 984 762 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 14 4 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 21 4 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 5 9 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 3 6 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 2726/+06 10000 2725/+04 12000 2924/+00 14000 2827/-04 16000 2831/-09 18000 2843/-14 24000 2845/-26 30000 2947/-42 34000 2948/-50 39000 2851/-59 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: DATE TIME TEMP DEWPT RH WIND (MPH) (F) (F) | DIR SPEED GUST 2024-05-22 05:20 34 22 50 | 001 14 21 2024-05-22 05:00 34 23 51 | 346 15 23 2024-05-22 04:50 34 23 52 | 348 13 20 2024-05-22 04:30 34 23 54 | 351 10 17 SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: DATE TIME TEMP RH WIND DIR SPEED GUST 2024-05-22 0515 37 54 198 26 32 2024-05-22 0500 37 54 180 28 33 2024-05-22 0445 37 57 181 30 36 2024-05-22 0430 37 56 185 30 34 RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 221120Z 2212/2312 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM221700 28010G20KT P6SM SKC FM222000 28020G28KT P6SM SCT080 FM230400 29012G22KT P6SM FEW080 SCT180 FM230600 34007KT P6SM SCT180 CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 221120Z 2212/2312 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM221700 26010G20KT P6SM SKC FM222000 27017G26KT P6SM FEW070 FM230200 27011G20KT P6SM FEW070 SCT180 FM230600 36010KT P6SM SCT180 MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 221120Z 2212/2312 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM221700 27012G22KT P6SM SKC FM222000 27020G30KT P6SM FEW070 FM230300 27014G22KT P6SM FEW070 SCT180 FM230600 02011G18KT P6SM SCT180 OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .THURSDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 67 TO 72. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE 539 AM PDT SUNSET 813 PM PDT MAY 23 2024...........SUNRISE 538 AM PDT SUNSET 814 PM PDT