


Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
589 UXUS97 KREV 151305 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT TUE APR 15 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. ******************************************************************* FORECASTED LOCAL INDICES FOR RENO: TODAY YESTERDAY FORECASTED MAX TEMP AT RENO (DEG F)..... 77 75 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 65 58 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 18000 16600 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 1509 948 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 15 1 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 24 13 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 0 7 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... -1 2 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 9900/+08 10000 9902/+05 12000 1205/+00 14000 1205/-06 16000 1205/-12 18000 13 6/-19 24000 1807/-31 30000 2230/-45 34000 2235/-55 39000 2233/-57 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: DATE TIME TEMP DEWPT RH WIND (MPH) (F) (F) | DIR SPEED GUST 2025-04-15 05:30 40 15 35 | 155 10 13 2025-04-15 05:20 40 15 36 | 157 11 12 2025-04-15 05:00 40 15 36 | 148 11 12 2025-04-15 04:50 40 22 36 | 148 10 11 SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: DATE TIME TEMP RH WIND DIR SPEED GUST 2025-04-15 0515 43 39 126 12 14 2025-04-15 0500 43 38 132 9 15 2025-04-15 0445 43 37 129 9 13 2025-04-15 0430 43 37 132 11 14 RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 151120Z 1512/1612 VRB04KT P6SM SCT200 FM152300 28012G18KT P6SM SCT080 BKN140 FM160500 VRB03KT P6SM OVC140 CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 151120Z 1512/1612 VRB04KT P6SM SCT200 FM152300 28010G17KT P6SM SCT080 BKN140 FM160300 VRB03KT P6SM OVC140 MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 151120Z 1512/1612 11005KT P6SM SCT200 FM152200 30011KT P6SM VCSH SCT070 BKN120 FM160500 12004KT P6SM OVC120 OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 70 TO 75. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 15 2025.........SUNRISE 621 AM PDT SUNSET 737 PM PDT APRIL 16 2025.........SUNRISE 620 AM PDT SUNSET 738 PM PDT