Soaring Guidance
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UXUS97 KREV 161331
SRGREV

SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT TUE APR 16 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).....     74          64
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     56          46
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 955 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  13400       13600
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    582         588
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....      6          18
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     25          30
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      7           7
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      2           2

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2814/+06
10000 2817/+03
12000 2823/-01
14000 2826/-05
16000 2930/-10
18000 3041/-15
24000 3046/-26
30000 3057/-42
34000 3067/-51
39000 3066/-63

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-04-16    05:50      33    10     24    | 082    9   10
2024-04-16    05:30      33    10     25    | 080   10   13
2024-04-16    05:20      33    10     25    | 052    6    8
2024-04-16    05:00      33    12     26    | 039    6    7

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-04-16 0600   31   93   093     17     21
2024-04-16 0545   31   94   089     17     20
2024-04-16 0530   32   92   077     16     19
2024-04-16 0515   32   94   037     15     18

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 161120Z 1612/1712 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
     FM162200 29011G20KT P6SM FEW080 BKN250
     FM170300 30007KT P6SM FEW250

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 161120Z 1612/1712 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
     FM162200 28009KT P6SM FEW070 BKN250
     FM170300 28004KT P6SM FEW250

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 161120Z 1612/1712 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
     FM162200 28009KT P6SM FEW070 BKN250
     FM170300 11005KT P6SM FEW250

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 64 TO 74. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2024.........SUNRISE   620 AM PDT   SUNSET   739 PM PDT
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE   618 AM PDT   SUNSET   740 PM PDT


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