Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
519 UXUS97 KREV 051342 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT SUN MAY 5 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. ******************************************************************* FORECASTED LOCAL INDICES FOR RENO: TODAY YESTERDAY FORECASTED MAX TEMP AT RENO (DEG F)..... 55 63 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 36 57 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 255 AM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 18000 11700 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 1602 591 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 21 27 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 20 22 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 3 6 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 9 6 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 2923/-07 10000 3024/-08 12000 3227/-11 14000 3231/-13 16000 3236/-16 18000 3252/-19 24000 3364/-30 30000 3367/-45 34000 3381/-50 39000 3259/-51 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: DATE TIME TEMP DEWPT RH WIND (MPH) (F) (F) | DIR SPEED GUST 2024-05-05 05:50 11 9 90 | 279 33 41 2024-05-05 05:30 11 9 90 | 277 33 40 2024-05-05 05:20 12 10 90 | 276 31 39 2024-05-05 05:00 12 10 90 | 273 35 41 SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: DATE TIME TEMP RH WIND DIR SPEED GUST 2024-05-05 0600 13 94 176 33 42 2024-05-05 0545 13 94 182 32 40 2024-05-05 0530 13 94 175 35 46 2024-05-05 0515 13 94 169 35 49 RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 051120Z 0512/0612 29010KT 6SM -SHSN BKN030 OVC070 FM051600 30017G25KT P6SM BKN060 BKN140 FM060500 29010KT P6SM FEW060 BKN140 FM061000 VRB05KT P6SM BKN140 CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 051120Z 0512/0612 20010KT 6SM -SHSN BKN030 OVC050 FM051600 27013G22KT P6SM SCT050 SCT140 FM060400 29008KT P6SM FEW050 BKN140 FM060900 VRB05KT P6SM BKN140 MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 051120Z 0512/0612 17010KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 FM051700 27016G24KT P6SM SCT050 SCT140 FM060400 17007KT P6SM FEW050 BKN140 FM061000 VRB05KT P6SM BKN140 OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 63 TO 68. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 5 2024...........SUNRISE 555 AM PDT SUNSET 757 PM PDT MAY 6 2024...........SUNRISE 554 AM PDT SUNSET 758 PM PDT