Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SUN MAR 9 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).....     62          57
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     58          52
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1455 PM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  10100        8900
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    393         267
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....    -15         -17
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....      9          -5
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      8          13
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      6           8

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2212/+01
10000 2020/+00
12000 2037/-04
14000 2039/-08
16000 2041/-13
18000 2146/-18
24000 2241/-30
30000 2249/-46
34000 2249/-55
39000 2256/-64

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2025-03-09    04:50      29     6     23    | 327   24   29
2025-03-09    04:30      29    -3     24    | 328   28   32
2025-03-09    04:20      29     6     23    | 327   25   30
2025-03-09    04:00      29    -3     24    | 328   28   33

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2025-03-09 0345   30   24   180     35     44
2025-03-09 0330   31   23   183     35     46
2025-03-09 0315   31   26   177     34     45
2025-03-09 0300   31   27   180     35     43

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 091132Z 0912/1012 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
     FM092100 24012G22KT P6SM SCT250
     FM100300 VRB04KT P6SM BKN250

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 091132Z 0912/1012 VRB02KT P6SM FEW250
     FM092100 22009G18KT P6SM SCT250
     FM100200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 091132Z 0912/1012 12004KT P6SM FEW250
     FM091900 21011G20KT P6SM SCT250
     FM100400 12005KT P6SM BKN250

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 57 TO 62. LIGHT WINDS.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  9 2025.........SUNRISE   719 AM PDT   SUNSET   700 PM PDT
MARCH 10 2025.........SUNRISE   718 AM PDT   SUNSET   701 PM PDT