Soaring Guidance Issued by NWS Reno, NV
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UXUS97 KREV 181335
SRGREV
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