Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT FRI APR 4 2025

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).....     55          51
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     41          38
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 955 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  14100       16100
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    723         963
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     11          19
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....      8          16
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....     13           3
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....     11           2

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  0510/-03
10000 0413/-05
12000 0418/-09
14000 0222/-12
16000 0128/-15
18000  144/-18
24000 3663/-28
30000 3585/-42
34000 3487/-51
39000 3485/-61

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2025-04-04    05:30      17    16     93    | 000    0    0
2025-04-04    05:20      17    16     93    | 000    0    0
2025-04-04    05:00      17    16     93    | 000    0    0
2025-04-04    04:50      18    17     93    | 000    0    0

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2025-04-04 0515   18   97   137     22     28
2025-04-04 0500   18   97   145     19     26
2025-04-04 0445   18   97   138     17     22
2025-04-04 0430   18   97   134     16     23

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 041120Z 0412/0512 VRB04KT P6SM BKN060
     FM041700 08010KT P6SM FEW050
     FM050400 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 041120Z 0412/0512 VRB04KT P6SM BKN060
     FM041700 07008G14KT P6SM FEW050
     FM050300 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 041120Z 0412/0512 08005KT P6SM BKN060
     FM041800 03008G14KT P6SM FEW050
     FM050400 11004KT P6SM SKC

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 60 TO 65. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
EAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  4 2025.........SUNRISE   638 AM PDT   SUNSET   726 PM PDT
APRIL  5 2025.........SUNRISE   637 AM PDT   SUNSET   727 PM PDT