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UXUS97 KREV 201343
SRGREV

SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT FRI APR 20 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).....     70          51
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     51          39
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 955 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  14800       17400
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    744        1122
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....      0          26
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....      9          27
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      9           1
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      7           0

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT)
      WIND/TEMP
9000  0017/-03
10000 0017/-03
12000 3416/-04
14000 3317/-05
16000 3318/-09
18000 3319/-13
24000 3225/-24
30000 3130/-40
34000 3132/-50
39000 3138/-57

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2018-04-20    05:20      25    23     85    | 010   18   22
2018-04-20    05:00      25    22     84    | 011   17   22
2018-04-20    04:50      26    23     85    | 010   18   24
2018-04-20    04:30      26    23     84    | 015   24   30

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2018-04-20 0600   25   99   064     29     34
2018-04-20 0545   25   99   065     29     35
2018-04-20 0530   25   98   069     27     33
2018-04-20 0515   25   99   071     26     31

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 201120Z 2012/2112 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM202200 34006KT P6SM FEW250
     FM210300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 201120Z 2012/2112 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM202100 30006KT P6SM FEW250
     FM210200 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 71 TO 76. LIGHT WINDS.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2018.........SUNRISE   615 AM PDT   SUNSET   742 PM PDT
APRIL 21 2018.........SUNRISE   613 AM PDT   SUNSET   743 PM PDT