Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
184 UXUS97 KREV 181332 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT SAT MAY 18 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. ******************************************************************* FORECASTED LOCAL INDICES FOR RENO: TODAY YESTERDAY FORECASTED MAX TEMP AT RENO (DEG F)..... 87 87 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 69 70 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 955 AM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 18000 17400 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 1494 1092 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 19 18 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 22 26 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 1 3 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 1 -1 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 2821/+11 10000 2819/+08 12000 2815/+03 14000 2716/-02 16000 2717/-08 18000 2719/-14 24000 2729/-27 30000 2933/-42 34000 2930/-51 39000 2837/-59 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: DATE TIME TEMP DEWPT RH WIND (MPH) (F) (F) | DIR SPEED GUST 2024-05-18 05:50 44 29 42 | 233 12 13 2024-05-18 05:30 44 29 42 | 232 10 12 2024-05-18 05:20 44 30 45 | 235 10 12 2024-05-18 05:00 44 28 40 | 235 8 9 SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: DATE TIME TEMP RH WIND DIR SPEED GUST 2024-05-18 0600 47 60 067 6 8 2024-05-18 0545 47 64 066 3 7 2024-05-18 0530 48 57 063 1 3 2024-05-18 0515 46 69 071 3 4 RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 181120Z 1812/1912 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM182100 28019G28KT P6SM FEW080 FM190600 29010KT P6SM FEW250 CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 181120Z 1812/1912 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM182000 27016G25KT P6SM FEW080 FM190500 29008KT P6SM FEW250 MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 181120Z 1812/1912 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM182100 28018G28KT P6SM FEW080 FM190500 13008KT P6SM FEW250 OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 74 TO 79. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 542 AM PDT SUNSET 810 PM PDT MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 541 AM PDT SUNSET 811 PM PDT