Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT MON OCT 6 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).....     69          65
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     56          53
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 955 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  10600       10600
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    318         318
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     11          19
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     14          22
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....     11           8
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      8           7

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  1405/+06
10000 1305/+04
12000 1305/+02
14000 0706/-02
16000 0607/-06
18000  510/-10
24000 0415/-23
30000 3619/-39
34000 3621/-47
39000 3216/-57

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     Date       Time     Temp  Dewpt   RH         Wind (mph)
                        (F)   (F)           | Dir  Speed Gust
2025-10-05    20:50      32    30     90    | 158   14   17
2025-10-05    20:30      32    29     89    | 151   18   23
2025-10-05    20:20      32    30     87    | 145   15   17
2025-10-05    20:00      32    28     86    | 144   17   21

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   Date     Time  Temp  RH         Wind
                            Dir   Speed   Gust
2025-10-06 0515   35   96   146      9     15
2025-10-06 0500   35   96   146      9     13
2025-10-06 0445   35   96   144      9     13
2025-10-06 0430   35   96   141      9     13

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 061120Z 0612/0712 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM061800 09009KT P6SM SKC
     FM070300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 061120Z 0612/0712 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM061800 07007G13KT P6SM SKC
     FM070500 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 061120Z 0612/0712 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM061800 35008KT P6SM SKC
     FM070500 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 70 to 75. Light winds becoming east
around 10 mph in the afternoon.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  6 2025.......SUNRISE   700 AM PDT   SUNSET   633 PM PDT
OCTOBER  7 2025.......SUNRISE   701 AM PDT   SUNSET   632 PM PDT