Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT THU APR 3 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).....     52          47
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     38          36
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 955 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  16100       18000
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    963        1401
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     19          23
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     16          23
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      3           1
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      2           1

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  0206/-06
10000 2107/-08
12000 3508/-14
14000 3410/-18
16000 3412/-22
18000 3417/-27
24000 3528/-37
30000 3660/-46
34000 3672/-49
39000 3658/-50

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2025-04-03    05:30      14    12     91    | 000    0    0
2025-04-03    05:20      14    12     91    | 000    0    0
2025-04-03    05:00      14    12     90    | 000    0    0
2025-04-03    04:50      14    13     90    | 000    0    0

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2025-04-03 0515   17   96   033     10     12
2025-04-03 0500   17   96   030     12     14
2025-04-03 0445   16   96   041     10     12
2025-04-03 0430   16   96   031     10     13

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 031120Z 0312/0412 VRB04KT P6SM FEW200
     FM032100 01009KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 BKN120
     FM040300 33007KT P6SM SCT060
     FM040600 VRB04KT P6SM FEW100

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 031120Z 0312/0412 VRB04KT P6SM FEW060
     FM032000 04009KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 BKN120
     FM040300 36006KT P6SM SCT060
     FM040700 VRB04KT P6SM SCT100

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 031120Z 0312/0412 VRB04KT P6SM FEW060
     FM032000 33008KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 BKN120
     FM040400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING SUNNY. HIGHS
51 TO 56. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  3 2025.........SUNRISE   640 AM PDT   SUNSET   726 PM PDT
APRIL  4 2025.........SUNRISE   638 AM PDT   SUNSET   726 PM PDT