Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT TUE OCT 1 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).....     91          81
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     83          77
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1355 PM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  13600       10600
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    798         408
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....      8           1
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     12           7
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      7          11
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      5           9

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2814/+17
10000 2714/+14
12000 2715/+09
14000 2814/+03
16000 2913/-02
18000 3110/-07
24000 2816/-18
30000 2611/-35
34000 2409/-45
39000 2409/-56

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-09-30    20:30      54    19     26    | 136    6   10
2024-09-30    20:20      54    19     25    | 153    3    6
2024-09-30    20:00      54    19     25    | 154    5    8
2024-09-30    19:50      55    19     25    | 170    3    8

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-09-30 2345   59   27   163      0      0
2024-09-30 2330   58   29   164      0      0
2024-09-30 2315   58   28   164      0      0
2024-09-30 2300   58   28   163      0      0

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 011120Z 0112/0212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM012300 30007KT P6SM SKC
     FM020600 24003KT P6SM SKC

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 011120Z 0112/0212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM011800 08006KT P6SM SKC
     FM012300 30009KT P6SM SKC
     FM020400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 011120Z 0112/0212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM012100 30009G15KT P6SM SKC
     FM020400 14005KT P6SM SKC

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 87 TO 92. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  1 2024.......SUNRISE   656 AM PDT   SUNSET   641 PM PDT
OCTOBER  2 2024.......SUNRISE   657 AM PDT   SUNSET   639 PM PDT