Soaring Guidance
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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.

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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