Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT THU MAY 8 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).....     82          79
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     63          60
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  16700       14100
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    981         603
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     19           9
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     22          22
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      3           7
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      0           3

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  9900/+11
10000 9900/+08
12000 9900/+02
14000 9903/-03
16000 9907/-08
18000 2518/-13
24000 2632/-26
30000 2536/-42
34000 2539/-51
39000 2544/-59

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2025-05-08    05:30      40    10     29    | 011   14   17
2025-05-08    05:20      41     9     27    | 006   15   17
2025-05-08    05:00      40    11     29    | 017   11   14
2025-05-08    04:50      40    20     31    | 350    6    7

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2025-05-08 0515   42   45   187      5      6
2025-05-08 0500   41   44   189      7      9
2025-05-08 0445   42   48   189      7      9
2025-05-08 0430   42   49   191      5      7

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 081141Z 0812/0912 VRB04KT P6SM FEW100 FEW200
     FM082300 30008G16KT P6SM FEW100 FEW200
     FM090300 31007KT P6SM FEW200
     FM090600 VRB04KT P6SM FEW200

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 081141Z 0812/0912 VRB02KT P6SM FEW090 FEW190
     FM082100 28008G16KT P6SM FEW090 FEW190
     FM090300 33007KT P6SM FEW190
     FM090600 VRB02KT P6SM FEW190

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 081141Z 0812/0912 VRB04KT P6SM FEW090 FEW190
     FM082100 28012G18KT P6SM FEW090 FEW190
     FM090300 30006KT P6SM FEW190
     FM090500 12004KT P6SM FEW190

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 83 TO 88. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2025...........SUNRISE   552 AM PDT   SUNSET   800 PM PDT
MAY  9 2025...........SUNRISE   551 AM PDT   SUNSET   801 PM PDT