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000
UXUS97 KREV 311354
SRGREV

SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT TUE MAR 31 2020

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).....     63          58
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     51          43
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 955 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  11600       12800
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    438         564
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     20          19
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     20          23
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      8           9
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      6           8

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2730/+00
10000 2732/-01
12000 2837/-04
14000 2839/-08
16000 2842/-12
18000 2850/-16
24000 2757/-29
30000 2757/-44
34000 2758/-53
39000 2759/-63

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2020-03-31    05:50      26    26     99    | 278   23   31
2020-03-31    05:30      26    26     99    | 274   22   29
2020-03-31    05:20      26    26     99    | 273   23   29
2020-03-31    05:00      26    26     99    | 276   23   30

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2020-03-31 0600   25  100   227     26     36
2020-03-31 0545   25  100   224     24     36
2020-03-31 0530   26  100   224     25     32
2020-03-31 0515   25  100   214     26     32

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 311136Z 3112/0112 24006KT P6SM BKN050
     FM311800 24011G20KT P6SM SCT060 SCT220
     FM312200 27017G27KT P6SM SCT220
     FM010400 30010KT P6SM SCT050 SCT220

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 311136Z 3112/0112 20009KT P6SM BKN050
     FM311800 25010G19KT P6SM SCT060 SCT220
     FM312200 27017G27KT P6SM SCT220
     FM010300 23008KT P6SM FEW050 SCT220

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 50 TO 60. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 31 2020.........SUNRISE   644 AM PDT   SUNSET   723 PM PDT
APRIL  1 2020.........SUNRISE   642 AM PDT   SUNSET   724 PM PDT