Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT THU OCT 10 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).....     83          86
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     75          76
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1255 PM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  12900       15900
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    717        1017
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     10           9
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     12           9
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      5           7
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      3           6

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2506/+13
10000 2406/+10
12000 2407/+04
14000 2410/-01
16000 2413/-06
18000 2422/-12
24000 2440/-22
30000 2561/-38
34000 2472/-47
39000 2475/-59

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-10-10    05:30      48     6     18    | 233   22   31
2024-10-10    05:20      48     5     17    | 231   22   28
2024-10-10    05:00      49     5     16    | 234   22   28
2024-10-10    04:50      49     3     15    | 235   25   34

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-10-10 0515   50   24
2024-10-10 0500   50   24
2024-10-10 0445   50   23
2024-10-10 0430   51   22

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 101120Z 1012/1112 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
     FM102200 29009KT P6SM BKN250
     FM110300 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 101120Z 1012/1112 VRB02KT P6SM BKN250
     FM102100 27010G18KT P6SM BKN250
     FM110200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 101120Z 1012/1112 10004KT P6SM BKN250
     FM102200 27011G18KT P6SM BKN250
     FM110200 11004KT P6SM FEW250

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.FRIDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS
77 TO 82. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 10 2024.......SUNRISE   705 AM PDT   SUNSET   627 PM PDT
OCTOBER 11 2024.......SUNRISE   706 AM PDT   SUNSET   625 PM PDT