Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT FRI AUG 22 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).....     99          97
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     87          83
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  17600       16700
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1218        1101
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     14           7
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     24          12
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      5           7
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      0           4

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  9900/+21
10000 9900/+18
12000 9900/+12
14000 9902/+06
16000 9905/+00
18000 2313/-06
24000 2013/-18
30000 2035/-34
34000 2043/-44
39000 2148/-54

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     Date       Time     Temp  Dewpt   RH         Wind (mph)
                        (F)   (F)           | Dir  Speed Gust
2025-08-22    05:20      62    23     23    | 190    9   17
2025-08-22    05:00      61    24     23    | 195    7   13
2025-08-22    04:50      62    34     23    | 190    5   10
2025-08-22    04:30      62    23     23    | 200    7   13

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   Date     Time  Temp  RH         Wind
                            Dir   Speed   Gust
2025-08-22 0515   61   37   162      0      0
2025-08-22 0500   61   37   162      0      0
2025-08-22 0445   61   37   162      0      0
2025-08-22 0430   62   37   162      0      0

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 221120Z 2212/2312 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200
     FM222000 10007KT P6SM SCT120
     FM222300 26009KT P6SM SCT250
     FM230500 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 221120Z 2212/2312 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200
     FM222100 19006KT P6SM SCT120
     FM222200 27009G17KT P6SM SCT200
     FM230300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 221120Z 2212/2312 VRB04KT P6SM SCT200
     FM222100 28008KT P6SM SCT120
     FM222300 25010KT P6SM SCT120
     FM230300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT200

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs 93 to 98. Light winds becoming southwest around 10 mph in
the afternoon.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE   619 AM PDT   SUNSET   745 PM PDT
AUGUST 23 2025........SUNRISE   619 AM PDT   SUNSET   743 PM PDT