Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT TUE OCT 7 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).....     75          67
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     65          56
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  12000       10600
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    510         318
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     19          11
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     24          14
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      8          11
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      5           8

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  9900/+09
10000 9903/+06
12000 2610/+02
14000 2309/-02
16000 2208/-06
18000 22 6/-10
24000 2412/-24
30000 2812/-39
34000 2713/-47
39000 2622/-53

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     Date       Time     Temp  Dewpt   RH         Wind (mph)
                        (F)   (F)           | Dir  Speed Gust
2025-10-05    20:50      32    30     90    | 158   14   17
2025-10-05    20:30      32    29     89    | 151   18   23
2025-10-05    20:20      32    30     87    | 145   15   17
2025-10-05    20:00      32    28     86    | 144   17   21

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   Date     Time  Temp  RH         Wind
                            Dir   Speed   Gust
2025-10-07 0515   42   69   152      0      3
2025-10-07 0500   44   66   152      0      2
2025-10-07 0445   45   63   152      2      5
2025-10-07 0430   44   64   152      0      2

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 071120Z 0712/0812 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM072000 10007KT P6SM SKC
     FM080400 VRB05KT P6SM SKC

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 071120Z 0712/0812 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM072000 07009KT P6SM SKC
     FM080200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 071120Z 0712/0812 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM072000 34008KT P6SM SKC
     FM080400 12005KT P6SM SKC

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 74 to 79. Light winds becoming
southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  7 2025.......SUNRISE   701 AM PDT   SUNSET   632 PM PDT
OCTOBER  8 2025.......SUNRISE   702 AM PDT   SUNSET   630 PM PDT