Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PST SAT FEB 22 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).....     63          56
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     56          49
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1255 PM PST
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  11000        9500
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    450         195
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....      8          -3
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     17           0
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      7          13
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      6          10

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2514/+03
10000 2517/+01
12000 2623/-02
14000 2724/-06
16000 2825/-10
18000 2928/-15
24000 2734/-27
30000 3154/-43
34000 3165/-54
39000 3230/-59

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2025-02-22    05:30      30     8     40    | 000    0    0
2025-02-22    05:20      29     8     41    | 000    0    0
2025-02-22    05:00      30     8     39    | 000    0    0
2025-02-22    04:50      32    14     34    | 000    0    0

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2025-02-22 0515   31   58   151     13     18
2025-02-22 0500   31   62   148     17     21
2025-02-22 0445   31   59   150     17     21
2025-02-22 0430   32   49   153     19     22

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 221120Z 2212/2312 VRB02KT P6SM FEW150 SCT250
     FM230000 31006KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200
     FM230800 24004KT P6SM BKN080 OVC120

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 221120Z 2212/2312 VRB02KT P6SM FEW140 SCT240
     FM222200 25006KT P6SM SCT140 BKN180
     FM230800 21004KT P6SM BKN070 OVC110

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 221120Z 2212/2312 VRB02KT P6SM FEW140 SCT240
     FM222200 28006KT P6SM SCT140 BKN180
     FM230800 14005KT P6SM BKN070 OVC110

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 59 TO 64. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 22 2025......SUNRISE   641 AM PST   SUNSET   544 PM PST
FEBRUARY 23 2025......SUNRISE   640 AM PST   SUNSET   545 PM PST