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UXUS97 KREV 081305
SRGREV
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT WED APR 8 2026
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)..... 75 76
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F).. 61 63
EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL).... 16300 16300
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM).......... 999 999
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z.... 23 7
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z.... 27 19
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z.... 3 7
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z.... -1 2
AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000 2811/+06
10000 2709/+03
12000 2706/-02
14000 2409/-07
16000 2313/-12
18000 2324/-17
24000 2328/-29
30000 2438/-44
34000 2439/-54
39000 2540/-61
SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
DATE TIME TEMP DEWPT RH WIND (MPH)
(F) (F) | DIR SPEED GUST
2026-04-08 05:20 39 3 22 | 327 0 2
2026-04-08 05:00 39 3 22 | 357 0 2
2026-04-08 04:50 39 13 21 | 306 11 14
2026-04-08 04:30 38 4 23 | 314 8 14
SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
DATE TIME TEMP RH WIND
DIR SPEED GUST
2026-04-08 0515 39 43 313 0 3
2026-04-08 0500 39 40 298 4 7
2026-04-08 0445 39 38 272 5 8
2026-04-08 0430 40 32 287 6 9
RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 081120Z 0812/0912 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
FM082200 29008G16KT P6SM FEW250
FM090000 28014G23KT P6SM FEW110 FEW250
FM090500 30009KT P6SM FEW250
FM090800 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 081120Z 0812/0912 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250
FM082100 27011G20KT P6SM FEW110 FEW250
FM090400 30006KT P6SM FEW250
FM090700 VRB02KT P6SM FEW250
MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 081120Z 0812/0912 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
FM082000 29007KT P6SM FEW250
FM082200 28013G23KT P6SM FEW110 FEW250
FM090400 27008KT P6SM FEW250
FM090600 10006KT P6SM FEW250
OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 67 TO 72.
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 8 2026.........SUNRISE 632 AM PDT SUNSET 730 PM PDT
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 631 AM PDT SUNSET 731 PM PDT
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