Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT FRI AUG 29 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).....     88          87
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     75          73
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  17900       18000
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1257        1233
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     22          17
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     25          19
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      2           1
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      0           0

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  9900/+15
10000 9900/+12
12000 9900/+06
14000 9901/+00
16000 9902/-05
18000 22 6/-10
24000 2813/-22
30000 2821/-38
34000 2826/-48
39000 2831/-54

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     Date       Time     Temp  Dewpt   RH         Wind (mph)
                        (F)   (F)           | Dir  Speed Gust
2025-08-28    19:00      54    26     33    | 017    5    9
2025-08-28    18:50      56    25     31    | 040    0    0
2025-08-28    18:30      56    24     30    | 040    0    0
2025-08-28    18:20      56    23     28    | 040    0    0

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

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 291120Z 2912/3012 VRB06KT P6SM FEW200
     FM300000 30009KT P6SM FEW200
     FM300600 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 291120Z 2912/3012 VRB06KT P6SM FEW200
     FM292300 29008KT P6SM FEW200
     FM300300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 291120Z 2912/3012 VRB04KT P6SM FEW200
     FM292200 29011KT P6SM FEW200
     FM300400 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 86 to 91. Light winds becoming east
around 10 mph in the afternoon.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE   625 AM PDT   SUNSET   734 PM PDT
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE   626 AM PDT   SUNSET   733 PM PDT