Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT WED MAR 12 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).....     58          64
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     45          53
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1255 PM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  13500       13500
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    705         705
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     27          13
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     27          25
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      4           5
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      2           3

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2055/-02
10000 2047/-03
12000 2131/-07
14000 2137/-11
16000 2145/-16
18000 2168/-21
24000 2281/-32
30000 2296/-47
34000 2287/-53
39000 2372/-50

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2025-03-12    05:30      23    23     99    | 323   20   29
2025-03-12    05:20      23    23     99    | 327   23   31
2025-03-12    05:00      23    23     99    | 324   24   31
2025-03-12    04:50      23    22     99    | 327   22   28

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2025-03-12 0515   25   98   151     60     91
2025-03-12 0500   25   98   151     58     90
2025-03-12 0445   25   98   152     60     89
2025-03-12 0430   25   98   153     61     81

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 121128Z 1212/1312 16007KT P6SM BKN100 BKN180 WS020/22035KT
     FM121400 15012G20KT P6SM BKN090 BKN140 WS020/20045KT
     FM121800 17028G42KT P6SM SCT090 BKN180 WS020/20050KT
     FM130100 19020G30KT 4SM -SHRA BKN030 OVC050 WS020/23040KT
      PROB30 1303/1306 4SM -RASN BKN025
     FM130600 24011G20KT 4SM -SN BKN030 OVC060

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 121128Z 1212/1312 19004KT P6SM BKN090 BKN180 WS020/22035KT
     FM121400 17010G20KT P6SM SCT080 BKN140 WS020/20045KT
     FM121800 18022G35KT P6SM SCT080 BKN180 WS020/20050KT
     FM130100 19014G24KT 3SM -SHRA BKN020 OVC035 WS020/23040KT
      PROB30 1302/1305 2SM -RASN BKN025
     FM130500 21010G20KT 4SM -SN BKN020 OVC035

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 121128Z 1212/1312 16004KT P6SM BKN090 BKN180 WS020/22035KT
     FM121400 17013G24KT P6SM SCT080 BKN140 WS020/20045KT
     FM121800 18028G45KT P6SM SCT080 BKN180 WS020/20050KT
     FM130200 19018G28KT 3SM -SHRA BKN020 OVC035 WS020/22040KT
      PROB30 1302/1305 2SM -RASN OVC020
     FM130500 18010G18KT 3SM -SN BKN020 OVC035

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. SNOW
ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. HIGHS 40 TO 45. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 12 2025.........SUNRISE   715 AM PDT   SUNSET   703 PM PDT
MARCH 13 2025.........SUNRISE   713 AM PDT   SUNSET   704 PM PDT