Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT MON JUL 8 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).....    105         105
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     88          89
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  18000       18000
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1314        1509
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....      9          10
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....      6           8
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      6           5
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      1           0

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2606/+23
10000 2606/+20
12000 2606/+14
14000 2409/+08
16000 2413/+02
18000 2426/-04
24000 2611/-19
30000 2910/-34
34000 0107/-42
39000 0408/-51

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-07-08    05:50      63    25     13    | 257    8   13
2024-07-08    05:30      63    25     13    | 268   10   16
2024-07-08    05:20      64    26     13    | 263    8   12
2024-07-08    05:00      64    26     13    | 268   10   17

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-07-08 0600   66   17   163      0      0
2024-07-08 0545   66   16   162      0      0
2024-07-08 0530   66   17   162      0      0
2024-07-08 0515   66   17   163      0      0

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 081120Z 0812/0912 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM082230 27013G22KT P6SM SKC
     FM090800 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 081120Z 0812/0912 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM082130 28011G20KT P6SM SKC
     FM090600 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 081120Z 0812/0912 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM082130 28012G20KT P6SM SKC
     FM090700 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 99 TO 104. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY  8 2024..........SUNRISE   540 AM PDT   SUNSET   828 PM PDT
JULY  9 2024..........SUNRISE   541 AM PDT   SUNSET   828 PM PDT