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UXUS97 KREV 131417
SRGREV

SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT MON JUL 13 2020

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).....     97          98
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     79          83
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  16400       15900
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    972         957
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     -7           6
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....      7           3
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      9           8
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      7           6

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2714/+18
10000 2513/+15
12000 2511/+10
14000 2513/+05
16000 2615/+00
18000 2720/-04
24000 2918/-16
30000 2925/-34
34000 2926/-44
39000 2926/-55

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2020-07-12    22:20      56    27     20    | 258   40   53
2020-07-12    22:00      56    28     22    | 260   39   52
2020-07-12    21:50      56    30     24    | 254   39   59
2020-07-12    21:30      56    31     26    | 258   41   54

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2020-07-13 0600   55   31   162      0      0
2020-07-13 0545   55   32   161      0      0
2020-07-13 0530   54   33   163      0      0
2020-07-13 0515   54   34   162      0      0

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 131128Z 1312/1412 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM132100 27016G26KT P6SM SKC
     FM140400 29008KT P6SM SKC

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 131128Z 1312/1412 10004KT P6SM SKC
     FM132100 26013G24KT P6SM SKC
     FM140200 27008KT P6SM SKC
     FM140400 12006KT P6SM SKC

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 92 TO 97. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 13 2020..........SUNRISE   543 AM PDT   SUNSET   826 PM PDT
JULY 14 2020..........SUNRISE   544 AM PDT   SUNSET   826 PM PDT