Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SUN APR 28 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).....     72          67
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     51          45
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 955 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  15600       16700
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    798         951
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     21          10
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     22          28
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      6           8
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      5           2

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2712/+04
10000 2612/+01
12000 2611/-04
14000 2715/-07
16000 2820/-10
18000 2935/-14
24000 3042/-25
30000 3045/-41
34000 2949/-51
39000 3054/-61

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-04-28    05:50      27    25     93    | 274    2    5
2024-04-28    05:30      27    25     90    | 282    6    8
2024-04-28    05:20      27    25     87    | 280    7    9
2024-04-28    05:00      27    25     87    | 286    8   10

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-04-28 0600   31   87   071      1      4
2024-04-28 0545   30   89   041             0
2024-04-28 0530   30   92   041             0
2024-04-28 0515   30   93   040             0

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 281120Z 2812/2912 VRB04KT P6SM FEW050 FEW250
     FM282100 28014G23KT P6SM FEW060 SCT120
     FM290400 29008KT P6SM FEW250

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 281120Z 2812/2912 VRB03KT P6SM FEW050 FEW250
     FM282000 27012G20KT P6SM FEW060 FEW120
     FM290400 30006KT P6SM FEW250

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 281120Z 2812/2912 VRB04KT P6SM FEW050 FEW250
     FM282100 27014G23KT P6SM FEW060 FEW120
     FM290400 11006KT P6SM FEW250

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 65 TO 70. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS
UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 28 2024.........SUNRISE   603 AM PDT   SUNSET   751 PM PDT
APRIL 29 2024.........SUNRISE   602 AM PDT   SUNSET   752 PM PDT