Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SAT JUL 12 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).....    101          97
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     85          82
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  18000       17100
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1590        1083
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     22          18
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     18          18
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      1           4
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....     -1           1

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  9900/+22
10000 9900/+19
12000 9900/+13
14000 9901/+06
16000 9902/+00
18000 18 6/-07
24000 9900/-18
30000 2933/-33
34000 2938/-42
39000 2942/-51

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     Date       Time     Temp  Dewpt   RH         Wind (mph)
                        (F)   (F)           | Dir  Speed Gust
2025-07-12    05:20      60    30     33    | 173   19   26
2025-07-12    05:00      60    30     33    | 171   18   25
2025-07-12    04:50      60    38     32    | 177   15   20
2025-07-12    04:30      60    30     33    | 176   17   23

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   Date     Time  Temp  RH         Wind
                            Dir   Speed   Gust
2025-07-12 0515   60   57   162      0      0
2025-07-12 0500   62   47   162      0      0
2025-07-12 0445   62   49   161      0      0
2025-07-12 0430   61   53   162      0      0

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 121120Z 1212/1312 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM122000 11007KT P6SM FEW090
     FM130000 30013KT P6SM FEW120
     FM130700 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 121120Z 1212/1312 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM121900 07007KT P6SM FEW090
     FM130000 30009G18KT P6SM FEW120
     FM130400 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 121120Z 1212/1312 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM121900 31008KT P6SM FEW090
     FM122300 28013G20KT P6SM FEW120
     FM130500 12005KT P6SM SKC

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Areas of smoke. Highs 98 to 103. Light winds
becoming northeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 12 2025..........SUNRISE   543 AM PDT   SUNSET   827 PM PDT
JULY 13 2025..........SUNRISE   543 AM PDT   SUNSET   826 PM PDT