Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT WED AUG 20 2025

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).....     93          93
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     79          79
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  16900       16900
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1077        1107
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     12          16
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....      7          17
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      7           4
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      3           3

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  9900/+18
10000 9900/+15
12000 9900/+09
14000 9905/+03
16000 9911/-02
18000 2227/-07
24000 2337/-18
30000 2251/-33
34000 2260/-43
39000 2259/-54

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     Date       Time     Temp  Dewpt   RH         Wind (mph)
                        (F)   (F)           | Dir  Speed Gust
2025-08-20    05:20      51     1     12    | 034    5    9
2025-08-20    05:00      51     2     13    | 013    7   12
2025-08-20    04:50      52    15     12    | 002    7   13
2025-08-20    04:30      52     1     12    | 009    8   14

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   Date     Time  Temp  RH         Wind
                            Dir   Speed   Gust
2025-08-20 0515   53   15   163      0      0
2025-08-20 0500   53   21   162      0      0
2025-08-20 0445   52   23   161      0      0
2025-08-20 0430   52   23   162      0      0

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 201120Z 2012/2112 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM210000 33010G19KT P6SM FEW250
     FM210600 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 201120Z 2012/2112 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM202200 31009KT P6SM FEW250
     FM210300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 201120Z 2012/2112 12004KT P6SM SKC
     FM201400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM202200 31010G18KT P6SM FEW250
     FM210500 12004KT P6SM SCT250

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 93 to 98. Light winds becoming
northeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2025........SUNRISE   617 AM PDT   SUNSET   747 PM PDT
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE   618 AM PDT   SUNSET   746 PM PDT