Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SAT OCT 19 2024

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          53
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     61          43
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....   8800       11200
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    294         366
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     -9         -31
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     -1         -28
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....     18          22
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....     14          20

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  0814/+07
10000 0615/+05
12000 0516/+03
14000 0316/-01
16000 0315/-05
18000  313/-10
24000 3616/-22
30000 3629/-38
34000 3635/-47
39000 3540/-57

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-10-19    05:30      32    -21      8    | 042   31   44
2024-10-19    05:20      32    -21      8    | 042   32   44
2024-10-19    05:00      32    -22      8    | 040   29   42
2024-10-19    04:50      32    -6      7    | 041   27   36

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-10-19 0515   33   24   031            54
2024-10-19 0500   34   19   036     40     54
2024-10-19 0445   33   20   028     41     55
2024-10-19 0430   32   25   029     42     55

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 191120Z 1912/2012 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
     FM192200 09006KT P6SM FEW250
     FM200200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 191120Z 1912/2012 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
     FM192000 08010G17KT P6SM FEW250
     FM200200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 191120Z 1912/2012 12005KT P6SM FEW250
     FM192200 35010KT P6SM FEW250
     FM200300 10003KT P6SM SCT250

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 65 TO 75. LIGHT WINDS.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 19 2024.......SUNRISE   714 AM PDT   SUNSET   613 PM PDT
OCTOBER 20 2024.......SUNRISE   715 AM PDT   SUNSET   612 PM PDT