Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT THU JUL 4 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).....    100          96
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     83          81
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  17200       15500
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1086         885
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....      3          -5
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....      7           5
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      8           9
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      2           4

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  9900/+20
10000 9900/+17
12000 9900/+11
14000 9901/+05
16000 9903/+00
18000 33 8/-06
24000 3222/-18
30000 3227/-33
34000 3128/-41
39000 3028/-51

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-07-04    05:50      57    20     12    | 135    8   12
2024-07-04    05:30      57    20     13    | 136    9   13
2024-07-04    05:20      57    20     13    | 135   12   14
2024-07-04    05:00      58    21     13    | 148   10   14

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-07-04 0600   61   27   163      0      0
2024-07-04 0545   60   27   163      0      0
2024-07-04 0530   60   39   164      0      0
2024-07-04 0515   60   40   163      0      0

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 041120Z 0412/0512 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM042300 33011KT P6SM SKC
     FM050500 28003KT P6SM SKC

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 041120Z 0412/0512 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM042200 31009G18KT P6SM SKC
     FM050300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 041120Z 0412/0512 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
     FM042200 30011G19KT P6SM SKC
     FM050300 12004KT P6SM SKC

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 96 TO 101. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY  4 2024..........SUNRISE   538 AM PDT   SUNSET   830 PM PDT
JULY  5 2024..........SUNRISE   538 AM PDT   SUNSET   829 PM PDT