Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT TUE SEP 2 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).....     92          94
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     82          79
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  17400       17000
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1212        1110
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     23          20
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     31          23
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      1           3
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....     -2          -1

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2207/+16
10000 1607/+13
12000 1406/+08
14000 1408/+02
16000 1511/-04
18000 1620/-10
24000 1527/-23
30000 1829/-37
34000 1840/-48
39000 1957/-58

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     Date       Time     Temp  Dewpt   RH         Wind (mph)
                        (F)   (F)           | Dir  Speed Gust
2025-09-02    05:20      57    28     33    | 175   18   27
2025-09-02    05:00      57    28     33    | 172   18   26
2025-09-02    04:50      57    36     33    | 174   15   23
2025-09-02    04:30      57    27     32    | 173   17   26

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   Date     Time  Temp  RH         Wind
                            Dir   Speed   Gust
2025-09-02 0515   59   39   161      0      0
2025-09-02 0500   58   40   161      0      0
2025-09-02 0445   57   42   161      0      0
2025-09-02 0430   56   45   161      0      0

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 021120Z 0212/0312 VRB03KT P6SM SCT120
     FM021700 10006KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200
     FM022000 19008KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 PROB30 0220/0302
      VRB15G25KT -TSRA BKN080CB
     FM030300 VRB05KT P6SM SCT200

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 021120Z 0212/0312 VRB02KT P6SM SCT120
     FM022000 09009KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 PROB30 0220/0302
      VRB15G25KT -TSRA BKN080CB
     FM030300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 021120Z 0212/0312 VRB02KT P6SM SCT120
     FM022000 17006KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 PROB30 0220/0302
      VRB15G25KT -TSRA BKN080CB
     FM030400 12004KT P6SM SCT200

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Patchy smoke through the day. Highs 87 to 92. Light winds
becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  2 2025.....SUNRISE   629 AM PDT   SUNSET   728 PM PDT
SEPTEMBER  3 2025.....SUNRISE   630 AM PDT   SUNSET   726 PM PDT