Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT FRI AUG 8 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).....     93          92
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     84          75
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  15300       16400
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    999         972
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     20          15
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     22          17
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      7           7
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      3           5

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  3305/+17
10000 2905/+14
12000 2806/+08
14000 2808/+03
16000 2910/-01
18000 3015/-05
24000 3219/-17
30000 3220/-33
34000 3324/-43
39000 3222/-54

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     Date       Time     Temp  Dewpt   RH         Wind (mph)
                        (F)   (F)           | Dir  Speed Gust
2025-08-08    05:20      50    34     55    | 310    3    5
2025-08-08    05:00      50    33     53    | 304    3    6
2025-08-08    04:50      50    37     48    | 304    2    5
2025-08-08    04:30      51    30     46    | 299    3    6

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   Date     Time  Temp  RH         Wind
                            Dir   Speed   Gust
2025-08-08 0515   54   54   162      0      0
2025-08-08 0500   54   54   161      0      0
2025-08-08 0445   54   55   161      0      0
2025-08-08 0430   54   55   161      0      0

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 081120Z 0812/0912 VRB06KT P6SM SCT250
     FM082300 31009KT P6SM SKC
     FM090600 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 081120Z 0812/0912 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250
     FM082200 28010G17KT P6SM FEW250
     FM090300 VRB05KT P6SM SKC

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 081120Z 0812/0912 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250
     FM082200 29011G19KT P6SM FEW250
     FM090400 VRB05KT P6SM SKC

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 97. Light winds becoming northeast
around 10 mph in the afternoon.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  8 2025........SUNRISE   606 AM PDT   SUNSET   803 PM PDT
AUGUST  9 2025........SUNRISE   606 AM PDT   SUNSET   802 PM PDT