Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SUN OCT 6 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).....     88          88
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     77          76
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  17800       17000
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1254        1110
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     21          24
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     24          19
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      2           1
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....     -1           1

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  9900/+15
10000 9900/+12
12000 9900/+06
14000 9904/+00
16000 9909/-06
18000 2423/-12
24000 2222/-23
30000 2227/-38
34000 2233/-46
39000 2232/-52

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-10-06    05:30      51    27     40    | 114    9   13
2024-10-06    05:20      51    27     40    | 115    9   11
2024-10-06    05:00      51    27     40    | 108    8   10
2024-10-06    04:50      51    27     39    | 121    9   11

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-10-06 0515   56   38
2024-10-06 0500   56   38
2024-10-06 0445   56   38
2024-10-06 0430   56   38

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 061120Z 0612/0712 VRB03KT P6SM FEW100
     FM062000 08007KT P6SM BKN110
     FM070300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 061120Z 0612/0712 VRB03KT P6SM FEW100
     FM062000 09010KT P6SM BKN110
     FM070300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 061120Z 0612/0712 VRB04KT P6SM FEW100
     FM062000 32008KT P6SM BKN110
     FM070300 11005KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS 82 TO 87. LIGHT WINDS.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  6 2024.......SUNRISE   701 AM PDT   SUNSET   633 PM PDT
OCTOBER  7 2024.......SUNRISE   702 AM PDT   SUNSET   631 PM PDT