Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SAT AUG 30 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).....     90          88
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     77          75
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  16500       17900
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1095        1257
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     21          22
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     22          25
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      3           2
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      1           0

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  9900/+16
10000 9900/+13
12000 9900/+07
14000 9901/+02
16000 9902/-03
18000 22 6/-08
24000 2307/-21
30000 2411/-37
34000 2316/-46
39000 2224/-56

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 301121Z 3012/3112 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM302000 13006KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250
     FM310200 31008KT P6SM FEW250
     FM310700 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 301121Z 3012/3112 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM302000 09007KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250
     FM310000 32007KT P6SM FEW250
     FM310400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 301121Z 3012/3112 VRB04KT P6SM FEW050
     FM302100 29009KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250
     FM310700 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Patchy smoke in the afternoon. Highs 88 to 93.
Light winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE   626 AM PDT   SUNSET   733 PM PDT
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE   627 AM PDT   SUNSET   731 PM PDT