Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PST FRI FEB 21 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).....     56          52
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     49          41
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PST
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....   9500       11600
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    195         498
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     -3           4
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....      0         -10
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....     13          11
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....     10          10

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  9900/+02
10000 9904/+00
12000 3311/-02
14000 3213/-06
16000 3215/-11
18000 3220/-16
24000 3121/-28
30000 3330/-45
34000 3241/-56
39000 3245/-65

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2025-02-21    05:30      31    -19     10    | 000    0    0
2025-02-21    05:20      32    -17     10    | 000    0    0
2025-02-21    05:00      31    -17     11    | 000    0    0
2025-02-21    04:50      30    -2     12    | 000    0    0

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2025-02-21 0515   25   61   064     19     23
2025-02-21 0500   24   61   086     19     22
2025-02-21 0445   25   57   078     17     22
2025-02-21 0430   27   46   051     14     18

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 211124Z 2112/2212 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200
     FM212200 13004KT P6SM BKN200
     FM220300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 211124Z 2112/2212 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200
     FM212200 08008KT P6SM BKN200
     FM220300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 211124Z 2112/2212 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200
     FM212200 31005KT P6SM BKN200
     FM220200 11004KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS
60 TO 65. LIGHT WINDS.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 21 2025......SUNRISE   643 AM PST   SUNSET   543 PM PST
FEBRUARY 22 2025......SUNRISE   641 AM PST   SUNSET   544 PM PST