Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
955 UXUS97 KREV 161335 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT TUE JUL 16 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. ******************************************************************* FORECASTED LOCAL INDICES FOR RENO: TODAY YESTERDAY FORECASTED MAX TEMP AT RENO (DEG F)..... 96 95 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 81 80 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 18000 18000 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 1389 1275 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 29 23 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 29 30 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 0 0 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 0 -1 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 2810/+18 10000 2709/+15 12000 2706/+09 14000 2008/+03 16000 1811/-02 18000 1718/-07 24000 2228/-19 30000 2239/-36 34000 2241/-44 39000 2244/-48 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: DATE TIME TEMP DEWPT RH WIND (MPH) (F) (F) | DIR SPEED GUST 2024-07-15 13:50 64 37 25 | 076 9 16 2024-07-15 13:30 66 39 25 | 105 8 18 2024-07-15 13:20 66 38 24 | 131 5 16 2024-07-15 13:00 64 37 24 | 123 10 18 SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: DATE TIME TEMP RH WIND DIR SPEED GUST 2024-07-15 1730 61 53 162 0 0 2024-07-15 1715 61 52 163 0 0 2024-07-15 1700 59 53 163 0 0 2024-07-15 1645 62 49 162 0 0 RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 161123Z 1612/1712 VRB04KT P6SM SCT150 FM162000 19008KT P6SM FEW250 FM162200 26012G20KT P6SM SCT250 FM170000 28016G24KT P6SM FEW090 SCT250 FM170500 30010KT P6SM FEW250 FM170700 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250 CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 161123Z 1612/1712 VRB05KT P6SM FEW120 FM162100 27011G19KT P6SM FEW090 SCT250 FM170400 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250 MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 161123Z 1612/1712 VRB05KT P6SM SCT110 FM162000 22008KT P6SM SCT200 FM162200 27013G22KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM170400 27008KT P6SM FEW250 FM170600 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250 OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 91 TO 96. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNRISE AND SUNSET JULY 16 2024..........SUNRISE 546 AM PDT SUNSET 824 PM PDT JULY 17 2024..........SUNRISE 546 AM PDT SUNSET 824 PM PDT