Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SAT APR 19 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).....     72          59
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     51          46
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 055 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  11700       13200
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    351         636
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     -4           4
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     20          -3
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....     11          13
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      2          12

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  3010/+05
10000 3010/+02
12000 3011/-03
14000 2913/-07
16000 2916/-12
18000 2925/-17
24000 2844/-28
30000 2967/-42
34000 2970/-51
39000 2972/-61

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2025-04-19    05:30      28    -5     23    | 154   25   28
2025-04-19    05:20      27    -2     27    | 154   24   26
2025-04-19    05:00      27    -1     28    | 155   25   28
2025-04-19    04:50      26     6     27    | 157   20   22

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2025-04-19 0515   28   32   124     31     39
2025-04-19 0500   28   32   122     33     41
2025-04-19 0445   28   33   124     31     39
2025-04-19 0430   27   40   127     32     40

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 191120Z 1912/2012 VRB06KT P6SM SKC
     FM192100 30010KT P6SM SKC
     FM200600 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 191120Z 1912/2012 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
     FM192000 27010KT P6SM SKC
     FM200300 VRB05KT P6SM SKC

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 191120Z 1912/2012 VRB06KT P6SM SKC
     FM192100 30011G20KT P6SM SKC
     FM200300 VRB06KT P6SM SKC

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 72 TO 77. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 19 2025.........SUNRISE   616 AM PDT   SUNSET   741 PM PDT
APRIL 20 2025.........SUNRISE   614 AM PDT   SUNSET   742 PM PDT