Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SAT OCT 5 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).....     89          86
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     76          76
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 955 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  17000       15200
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........   1110         936
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     24          15
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     19          21
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      1           3
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      1           3

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2907/+15
10000 2707/+12
12000 2708/+06
14000 2411/+00
16000 2315/-07
18000 2326/-14
24000 2326/-20
30000 2231/-34
34000 2239/-42
39000 2239/-51

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-10-05    05:30      49    29     46    | 256   22   32
2024-10-05    05:20      49    29     45    | 252   19   28
2024-10-05    05:00      49    29     45    | 257   15   22
2024-10-05    04:50      49    29     45    | 257   17   25

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-10-05 0515   52   45   164      0      0
2024-10-05 0500   53   44   164      0      0
2024-10-05 0445   53   45   164      0      0
2024-10-05 0430   53   44   165      0      0

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 051120Z 0512/0612 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM052100 29010G18KT P6SM SCT090
     FM060300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW090 SCT250

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 051120Z 0512/0612 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM052100 27010G18KT P6SM SCT080
     FM060300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW080 SCT250

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 051120Z 0512/0612 13004KT P6SM SKC
     FM052100 28010G18KT P6SM SCT080
     FM060300 12004KT P6SM FEW080 SCT250

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 83 TO 88. LIGHT WINDS.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  5 2024.......SUNRISE   700 AM PDT   SUNSET   634 PM PDT
OCTOBER  6 2024.......SUNRISE   701 AM PDT   SUNSET   633 PM PDT