


Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
763 UXUS97 KREV 171314 SRGREV SOARING FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV 700 AM PDT THU APR 17 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. ******************************************************************* FORECASTED LOCAL INDICES FOR RENO: TODAY YESTERDAY FORECASTED MAX TEMP AT RENO (DEG F)..... 63 75 FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 58 63 EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 12300 18000 FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 609 1545 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 21 22 FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 8 27 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 4 -1 FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... 5 -1 AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP 9000 3513/+00 10000 3517/-02 12000 3624/-08 14000 3526/-11 16000 3529/-15 18000 3538/-19 24000 0160/-32 30000 5100/-45 34000 5106/-52 39000 3684/-59 SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA: DATE TIME TEMP DEWPT RH WIND (MPH) (F) (F) | DIR SPEED GUST 2025-04-17 05:30 30 30 98 | 061 11 15 2025-04-17 05:20 31 30 98 | 064 12 19 2025-04-17 05:00 31 30 99 | 068 11 17 2025-04-17 04:50 31 29 93 | 049 13 19 SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA: DATE TIME TEMP RH WIND DIR SPEED GUST 2025-04-17 0515 32 96 184 24 32 2025-04-17 0500 33 95 177 20 28 2025-04-17 0445 33 92 198 19 22 2025-04-17 0430 33 89 200 13 19 RENO TAF FORECAST: KRNO 171120Z 1712/1812 34015KT P6SM FEW250 FM171700 01012KT P6SM FEW250 FM172000 36012G21KT P6SM FEW250 FM180100 35010KT P6SM FEW250 CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST: KCXP 171120Z 1712/1812 34010KT P6SM FEW200 FM171500 35014G23KT P6SM FEW030 SCT250 FM180300 35010KT P6SM FEW250 FM180900 35009G18KT P6SM FEW250 MINDEN TAF FORECAST: KMEV 171120Z 1712/1812 VRB06KT P6SM SCT200 FM171500 34013KT P6SM FEW030 SCT250 FM171900 35013G23KT P6SM FEW250 FM180000 33011KT P6SM FEW250 FM180700 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250 OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA: .FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 56 TO 61. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 17 2025.........SUNRISE 618 AM PDT SUNSET 739 PM PDT APRIL 18 2025.........SUNRISE 617 AM PDT SUNSET 740 PM PDT