Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT MON APR 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).....     64          72
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     55          61
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  11700       14700
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    501         801
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     30           9
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     21          23
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      3           8
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      4           2

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2337/+02
10000 2337/+01
12000 2536/-01
14000 2539/-06
16000 2543/-11
18000 2653/-16
24000 2764/-28
30000 2771/-44
34000 2776/-54
39000 2770/-64

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2025-04-07    05:30      26    22     86    | 332   58   73
2025-04-07    05:20      26    22     86    | 334   63   75
2025-04-07    05:00      26    22     86    | 336   64   79
2025-04-07    04:50      26    25     93    | 334   53   65

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2025-04-07 0515   31   99   156     54     75
2025-04-07 0500   30   99   154     51     69
2025-04-07 0445   30   97   162     56     73
2025-04-07 0430   30   96   161     56     72

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 071120Z 0712/0812 24008KT P6SM SCT170 BKN200 WS020/22040KT
     FM071800 23016G26KT P6SM SCT050 SCT180 WS020/23035KT
     FM080200 24009G16KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200
     FM081000 VRB05KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 071120Z 0712/0812 19008KT P6SM SCT170 WS020/22040KT
     FM071700 24014G25KT P6SM SCT050 SCT180 WS020/23035KT
     FM080200 22008G16KT P6SM SCT200
     FM081000 22006KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 071120Z 0712/0812 08006KT P6SM SCT170 WS020/22040KT
     FM071600 20015G24KT P6SM SCT050 SCT180 WS020/23040KT
     FM080400 04006KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS
67 TO 72. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  7 2025.........SUNRISE   633 AM PDT   SUNSET   729 PM PDT
APRIL  8 2025.........SUNRISE   632 AM PDT   SUNSET   730 PM PDT