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Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV

000
UXUS97 KREV 211351
SRGREV

SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SAT APR 21 2018

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).....     76          69
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     62          51
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  16400       14800
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1002         744
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     14           0
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     26           9
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      4           9
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      0           7

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT)
      WIND/TEMP
9000  0207/+06
10000 3307/+04
12000 2708/+00
14000 2808/-04
16000 2908/-09
18000 3108/-14
24000 2912/-27
30000 2727/-42
34000 2537/-50
39000 2435/-61

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2018-04-21    05:20      42    25     39    | 014    8    8
2018-04-21    05:00      42    24     37    | 013    8    9
2018-04-21    04:50      42    23     34    | 012    7    8
2018-04-21    04:30      41    22     34    | 011    6    8

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2018-04-21 0600   42   44   000      0      0
2018-04-21 0545   42   43   000      0      0
2018-04-21 0530   41   46   081             0
2018-04-21 0515   42   44   000      0      0

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 211120Z 2112/2212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM212200 11006KT P6SM FEW250
     FM220200 30009KT P6SM FEW070
     FM220500 VRB04KT P6SM FEW050

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 211120Z 2112/2212 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM212100 09005KT P6SM FEW250
     FM220400 VRB03KT P6SM FEW060

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SUNDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS
73 TO 78. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 21 2018.........SUNRISE   613 AM PDT   SUNSET   743 PM PDT
APRIL 22 2018.........SUNRISE   612 AM PDT   SUNSET   744 PM PDT