Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SUN AUG 31 2025

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).....     93          91
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     80          77
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  17700       16500
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1221        1095
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     24          21
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     23          22
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      2           3
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      0           1

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  9900/+17
10000 9900/+14
12000 9900/+08
14000 9902/+02
16000 9905/-03
18000 1912/-08
24000 2012/-21
30000 2120/-37
34000 2322/-47
39000 2429/-55

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     Date       Time     Temp  Dewpt   RH         Wind (mph)
                        (F)   (F)           | Dir  Speed Gust


Run: 2025-08-31  05:50 AM

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   Date     Time  Temp  RH         Wind
                            Dir   Speed   Gust

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 311120Z 3112/0112 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM312200 26009KT P6SM SCT100
     FM010600 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 311120Z 3112/0112 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM312100 27008KT P6SM SCT100
     FM010300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 311120Z 3112/0112 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
     FM312000 28008KT P6SM BKN100
     FM010500 11005KT P6SM SKC

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.LABOR DAY...Sunny. Patchy smoke in the morning. Highs 89 to 94.
Light winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE   627 AM PDT   SUNSET   731 PM PDT
SEPTEMBER  1 2025.....SUNRISE   628 AM PDT   SUNSET   729 PM PDT