Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT MON SEP 1 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).....     94          93
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     79          80
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  17000       17700
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1110        1221
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     20          24
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     23          23
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      3           2
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....     -1           0

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2506/+17
10000 2406/+14
12000 2406/+08
14000 2108/+02
16000 2010/-03
18000 2016/-08
24000 2020/-20
30000 2130/-38
34000 2238/-48
39000 2245/-56

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     Date       Time     Temp  Dewpt   RH         Wind (mph)
                        (F)   (F)           | Dir  Speed Gust
2025-09-01    05:20      52    31     45    | 330    9   16
2025-09-01    05:00      52    31     44    | 327    9   16
2025-09-01    04:50      53    37     43    | 315    7   13
2025-09-01    04:30      53    30     42    | 327    9   16

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   Date     Time  Temp  RH         Wind
                            Dir   Speed   Gust
2025-09-01 0515   55   43   161      0      0
2025-09-01 0500   54   44   161      0      0
2025-09-01 0445   55   44   162      0      0
2025-09-01 0430   55   44   161      0      0

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 011120Z 0112/0212 VRB03KT P6SM SCT130
     FM012000 18008KT P6SM FEW120
     FM012300 29009KT P6SM SCT120
     FM020600 VRB03KT P6SM FEW130

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 011120Z 0112/0212 VRB04KT P6SM SCT130
     FM012200 28009G18KT P6SM SCT120
     FM020300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW130

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 011120Z 0112/0212 12005KT P6SM OVC060
     FM011600 21006KT P6SM FEW120
     FM012200 25011G19KT P6SM SCT120
     FM020400 VRB04KT P6SM FEW130

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Patchy smoke through the day. Highs 85 to 90. Light winds
becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  1 2025.....SUNRISE   628 AM PDT   SUNSET   729 PM PDT
SEPTEMBER  2 2025.....SUNRISE   629 AM PDT   SUNSET   728 PM PDT