Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT THU APR 18 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).....     74          72
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     57          60
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  14800       14300
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    684         699
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     10          21
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     28          30
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      9           5
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      1           1

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  9900/+05
10000 9907/+02
12000 2620/-02
14000 2620/-06
16000 2620/-10
18000 2721/-15
24000 2726/-26
30000 2629/-43
34000 2633/-53
39000 2541/-60

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-04-18    05:50      32    23     59    | 279   17   21
2024-04-18    05:30      32    24     60    | 276   16   20
2024-04-18    05:20      32    24     63    | 274   14   18
2024-04-18    05:00      32    25     64    | 273   14   17

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-04-18 0600   36   50   175     20     25
2024-04-18 0545   35   51   167     19     23
2024-04-18 0530   36   51   180     18     22
2024-04-18 0515   36   51   170     19     24

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 181120Z 1812/1912 08006KT P6SM FEW250
     FM182300 31012KT P6SM SCT250
     FM190400 26006KT P6SM BKN250

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 181120Z 1812/1912 07008KT P6SM FEW250
     FM182200 29012G21KT P6SM SCT250
     FM190300 34007KT P6SM BKN250

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 181120Z 1812/1912 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250
     FM182300 29010G20KT P6SM SCT250
     FM190200 34007KT P6SM BKN250
     FM190400 10006KT P6SM BKN250

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. HIGHS 71 TO 76. LIGHT WINDS.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   617 AM PDT   SUNSET   741 PM PDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   615 AM PDT   SUNSET   742 PM PDT


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