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Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV

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UXUS97 KREV 201350
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SAT APR 20 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).....     80          77
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     62          59
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 955 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  18000       16000
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1143         930
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     20          20
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     22          29
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      3           3
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      2           0

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2711/+08
10000 2510/+05
12000 2509/+00
14000 2612/-05
16000 2815/-10
18000 3024/-15
24000 3023/-27
30000 2933/-43
34000 2940/-52
39000 2848/-61

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-04-20    05:50      37    20     39    | 305   26   30
2024-04-20    05:30      36    20     39    | 303   26   30
2024-04-20    05:20      36    20     38    | 301   29   32
2024-04-20    05:00      36    19     37    | 300   26   30

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-04-20 0615   39   58   163     19     23
2024-04-20 0600   39   58   179     20     24
2024-04-20 0545   39   54   168     20     24
2024-04-20 0530   39   53   184     19     22

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 201120Z 2012/2112 VRB03KT P6SM SCT140 BKN250
     FM202100 28011G19KT P6SM FEW060 FEW140
     FM210200 30008KT P6SM FEW250
     FM210600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 201120Z 2012/2112 VRB04KT P6SM SCT140 BKN250
     FM202000 27010G18KT P6SM FEW060 FEW140
     FM210300 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 201120Z 2012/2112 12004KT P6SM SCT140 BKN250
     FM202100 27011G21KT P6SM FEW060 FEW140
     FM210300 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 78 TO 83. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2024.........SUNRISE   614 AM PDT   SUNSET   743 PM PDT
APRIL 21 2024.........SUNRISE   612 AM PDT   SUNSET   744 PM PDT