Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT MON AUG 4 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).....     88          90
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     72          76
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  16900       15500
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1047         885
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     12          -1
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     14          10
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      6           6
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      4           5

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2711/+14
10000 2610/+11
12000 2609/+05
14000 2611/+00
16000 2614/-04
18000 2621/-09
24000 2626/-21
30000 2728/-38
34000 2633/-47
39000 2541/-56

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     Date       Time     Temp  Dewpt   RH         Wind (mph)
                        (F)   (F)           | Dir  Speed Gust
2025-08-04    05:20      46    11     24    | 344   22   31
2025-08-04    05:00      46    10     24    | 344   23   32
2025-08-04    04:50      46    20     23    | 342   20   30
2025-08-04    04:30      46    10     23    | 342   24   35

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   Date     Time  Temp  RH         Wind
                            Dir   Speed   Gust
2025-08-04 0515   48   27   162      0      0
2025-08-04 0500   48   27   164      0      0
2025-08-04 0445   48   27   161      0      0
2025-08-04 0430   48   27   162      0      0

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 041120Z 0412/0512 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM042000 28014G22KT P6SM SKC
     FM050500 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 041120Z 0412/0512 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM041900 27012G20KT P6SM SKC
     FM050400 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 041120Z 0412/0512 13005KT P6SM SKC
     FM042000 27014G22KT P6SM SKC
     FM050400 13004KT P6SM SKC

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 86 to 91. Light winds becoming west
around 10 mph in the afternoon.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  4 2025........SUNRISE   602 AM PDT   SUNSET   808 PM PDT
AUGUST  5 2025........SUNRISE   603 AM PDT   SUNSET   807 PM PDT