Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT FRI OCT 4 2024

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).....     87          91
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     76          81
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1255 PM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  15200       15200
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    936         966
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     15           4
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     21          13
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      3           6
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      3           4

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2522/+13
10000 2526/+10
12000 2533/+04
14000 2533/-01
16000 2532/-06
18000 2530/-12
24000 2821/-22
30000 2638/-36
34000 2655/-43
39000 2661/-51

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-10-04    05:30      48    22     35    | 228   29   43
2024-10-04    05:20      49    23     36    | 232   29   38
2024-10-04    05:00      49    23     36    | 228   30   39
2024-10-04    04:50      49    22     35    | 226   30   38

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-10-04 0515   53   32   164      0      0
2024-10-04 0500   53   32   164      0      0
2024-10-04 0445   54   31   164      0      0
2024-10-04 0430   54   31   164      0      0

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 041134Z 0412/0512 18006KT P6SM FEW100 WS020/22035KT
     FM041700 23019G28KT P6SM FEW110 SCT250
     FM042200 27017G26KT P6SM FEW080
     FM050200 29007KT P6SM FEW250

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 041134Z 0412/0512 16004KT P6SM SKC WS020/22035KT
     FM041700 24017G26KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250
     FM042100 25022G30KT P6SM FEW070
     FM050000 26014G23KT P6SM SCT250
     FM050300 24005KT P6SM FEW250

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 041134Z 0412/0512 14005KT P6SM SKC WS020/22035KT
     FM041700 22016G25KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250
     FM042100 26018G30KT P6SM FEW070 SCT250
     FM050200 24007KT P6SM FEW250

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 83 TO 88. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  4 2024.......SUNRISE   659 AM PDT   SUNSET   636 PM PDT
OCTOBER  5 2024.......SUNRISE   700 AM PDT   SUNSET   634 PM PDT