Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT FRI JUN 21 2024

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).....     95          90
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     79          73
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 955 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  18000       18000
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1908        1365
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     16           9
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     16          13
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      3           3
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      1           0

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  9900/+18
10000 9900/+15
12000 9900/+09
14000 9901/+03
16000 9903/-02
18000 28 7/-08
24000 2915/-21
30000 2826/-38
34000 2735/-45
39000 2645/-51

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-06-21    05:50      52    24     21    | 051   21   28
2024-06-21    05:30      52    24     21    | 050   21   28
2024-06-21    05:20      52    24     21    | 043   20   25
2024-06-21    05:00      52    24     22    | 043   21   28

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-06-21 0600   51   36   034     20     26
2024-06-21 0545   51   36   033     21     26
2024-06-21 0530   51   35   035     20     24
2024-06-21 0515   51   36   034     21     28

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 211120Z 2112/2212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM211900 04005KT P6SM SKC
     FM220000 33010KT P6SM FEW120
     FM221000 VRB05KT P6SM SKC

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 211120Z 2112/2212 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
     FM211800 07006KT P6SM SKC
     FM220000 34010KT P6SM FEW120
     FM220500 VRB05KT P6SM SKC

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 211120Z 2112/2212 12004KT P6SM SKC
     FM211700 29010KT P6SM FEW110
     FM220500 12005KT P6SM SKC

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 95 TO 100. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JUNE 21 2024..........SUNRISE   532 AM PDT   SUNSET   830 PM PDT
JUNE 22 2024..........SUNRISE   533 AM PDT   SUNSET   830 PM PDT