Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT THU AUG 21 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).....     97          93
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     83          79
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  16700       16900
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1101        1077
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....      7          12
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     12           7
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      7           7
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      4           3

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  9900/+19
10000 9900/+16
12000 9900/+11
14000 9903/+05
16000 9907/+00
18000 2219/-05
24000 2322/-17
30000 2134/-33
34000 2238/-44
39000 2248/-54

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     Date       Time     Temp  Dewpt   RH         Wind (mph)
                        (F)   (F)           | Dir  Speed Gust
2025-08-21    05:20      56    16     21    | 155   14   22
2025-08-21    05:00      57    16     20    | 165   14   22
2025-08-21    04:50      57    27     20    | 173   12   19
2025-08-21    04:30      57    16     20    | 170   14   20

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   Date     Time  Temp  RH         Wind
                            Dir   Speed   Gust
2025-08-20 1700   67   22   163      0      0
2025-08-20 1645   67   23   163      0      0
2025-08-20 1630   68   22   162      0      0
2025-08-20 1615   68   22   163      0      0

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 211120Z 2112/2212 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM211800 08006KT P6SM SCT200
     FM220200 32008KT P6SM BKN200

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 211120Z 2112/2212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM211800 08006KT P6SM SCT200
     FM220000 29008KT P6SM BKN200

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 211120Z 2112/2212 12006KT P6SM SKC
     FM211300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200
     FM211900 30007KT P6SM SCT200

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 95 to 100.
Light winds.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE   618 AM PDT   SUNSET   746 PM PDT
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE   619 AM PDT   SUNSET   745 PM PDT