Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT SUN APR 6 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).....     73          64
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     61          47
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1055 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  14700       11800
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    801         384
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....      9         -13
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     23           0
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      8          10
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      2           6

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2410/+06
10000 2411/+03
12000 2414/-01
14000 2416/-05
16000 2418/-10
18000 2524/-15
24000 2729/-28
30000 2736/-43
34000 2632/-55
39000 2637/-65

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2025-04-06    05:30      37    -2     18    | 037    7   10
2025-04-06    05:20      37    -4     16    | 037    6    6
2025-04-06    05:00      37    -4     16    | 037    4    5
2025-04-06    04:50      36     9     18    | 037    6    7

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2025-04-06 0515   38   26   045      1      3
2025-04-06 0500   38   26   046      4      8
2025-04-06 0445   38   27   064      9     11
2025-04-06 0430   38   37   063     11     13

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 061120Z 0612/0712 VRB05KT P6SM FEW200
     FM062200 28008KT P6SM SCT200
     FM070300 19007KT P6SM SCT150 SCT200
     FM070800 19005KT P6SM SCT150 SCT200 WS020/22035KT

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 061120Z 0612/0712 VRB04KT P6SM FEW200
     FM062200 26007KT P6SM SCT200
     FM070300 18007KT P6SM SCT150 SCT200
     FM070800 19005KT P6SM SCT150 SCT200 WS020/22035KT

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 061120Z 0612/0712 11004KT P6SM FEW200
     FM062100 28008KT P6SM SCT200
     FM070300 18007KT P6SM SCT150 SCT200
     FM070800 19005KT P6SM SCT150 SCT200 WS020/22035KT

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 58 TO 68. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  6 2025.........SUNRISE   635 AM PDT   SUNSET   728 PM PDT
APRIL  7 2025.........SUNRISE   633 AM PDT   SUNSET   729 PM PDT