Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT FRI MAR 22 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).....     65          69
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     56          53
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 955 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  13800       15900
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    744         927
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     16          11
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     29          19
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      3           5
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      1           2

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2125/+00
10000 2128/-02
12000 2133/-07
14000 2135/-11
16000 2137/-16
18000 2243/-21
24000 2243/-32
30000 2349/-49
34000 2460/-56
39000 2574/-57

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-03-22    05:50      28    14     43    | 272   33   39
2024-03-22    05:30      28    13     38    | 267   36   41
2024-03-22    05:20      28    10     33    | 267   32   37
2024-03-22    05:00      27    12     40    | 267   32   39

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-03-22 0600   28   77   173     27     33
2024-03-22 0545   28   75   157     25     33
2024-03-22 0530   28   75   167     24     28
2024-03-22 0515   29   77   165     25     33

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 221120Z 2212/2312 VRB04KT P6SM BKN250 WS020/22030KT
     FM221800 22016G26KT P6SM BKN070
     FM230600 25008KT 6SM -SHRA BKN030
     FM231000 27007KT P6SM VCSH BKN050

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 221120Z 2212/2312 VRB04KT P6SM BKN250 WS020/22030KT
     FM221800 22018G28KT P6SM BKN070
     FM230400 25010KT 6SM -SHRA BKN025
     FM231100 26008KT P6SM VCSH BKN050

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 221120Z 2212/2312 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250 WS020/22030KT
     FM221800 21015G25KT P6SM BKN070
     FM230400 22010KT 6SM -SHRA BKN025
     FM231100 24007KT P6SM VCSH BKN050

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 49 TO 54. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 22 2024.........SUNRISE   658 AM PDT   SUNSET   714 PM PDT
MARCH 23 2024.........SUNRISE   657 AM PDT   SUNSET   715 PM PDT


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