Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT TUE JUL 1 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).....     94          98
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     79          84
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  18000       17900
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1467        1227
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     23          20
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     26          16
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      0           2
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      1          -1

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2608/+14
10000 1808/+11
12000 1407/+07
14000 1410/+01
16000 1413/-05
18000 1523/-11
24000 1620/-22
30000 1813/-38
34000 1842/-43
39000 1845/-47

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     Date       Time     Temp  Dewpt   RH         Wind (mph)
                        (F)   (F)           | Dir  Speed Gust
2025-07-01    05:20      53    34     49    | 047    8   11
2025-07-01    05:00      53    32     45    | 054    9   13
2025-07-01    04:50      53    33     35    | 053    9   12
2025-07-01    04:30      53    24     33    | 053   10   15

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   Date     Time  Temp  RH         Wind
                            Dir   Speed   Gust
2025-07-01 0515   56   30   161      0      0
2025-07-01 0500   55   29   161      0      0
2025-07-01 0445   57   30   161      0      0
2025-07-01 0430   58   30   161      0      0

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 011120Z 0112/0212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM011800 16008KT P6SM FEW250
     FM012200 27012G20KT P6SM VCSH SCT100 SCT220 PROB30 0122/0202
      VRB20G35KT -TSRA BKN090CB
     FM020200 29015G25KT P6SM SCT110
     FM020600 32007KT P6SM SCT110
     FM020800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT110

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 011120Z 0112/0212 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM012100 27010G18KT P6SM VCSH SCT100 SCT220 PROB30 0122/0202
      VRB20G35KT -TSRA BKN090CB
     FM020200 28009KT P6SM SCT110
     FM020500 VRB03KT P6SM SCT110

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 011120Z 0112/0212 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
     FM012200 28014G22KT P6SM VCSH SCT100 SCT220 PROB30 0122/0202
      VRB20G35KT -TSRA BKN090CB
     FM020200 27014G23KT P6SM FEW100
     FM020600 13008KT P6SM FEW250
     FM020800 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250

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.
Highs 88 to 93. Light winds becoming northwest around 10 mph in
the afternoon.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY  1 2025..........SUNRISE   536 AM PDT   SUNSET   830 PM PDT
JULY  2 2025..........SUNRISE   536 AM PDT   SUNSET   830 PM PDT