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Spot Forecast for Alpine County Fuels Mitigation Program...Alpine County
National Weather Service Reno NV
558 AM PDT Fri May 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 PDT on May 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Breezy and dry conditions will prevail through Saturday with
  temperatures near normal levels.

* Temperatures warm early next week, to as much as 10 degrees
  above normal. There is a 10-15% chance of a thunderstorm
  Monday afternoon.

.TODAY...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
Temperature.........37 at ignition...Max 63.
RH..................75-80% at ignition...Min 30%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds upslope 3-7 mph becoming southwest 9-14 mph
                     with gusts 25-30 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......500-1000 ft agl rising to 5300-5800 ft agl in the
                     late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming southwest 10-18 mph in the
                     afternoon.
Ventilation.........Marginal increasing to excellent by afternoon.
Haines Index........2-3.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then clearing late.
Temperature.........Min 33-36.
RH..................Max 75-80%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 7-12 mph with gusts to around
                     25 mph becoming light after 8 pm.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......1100-1600 ft agl in the evening decreasing to
                     300-500 ft agl overnight.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 10-15 mph in the evening becoming
                     light by late evening and overnight.
Ventilation.........Good to poor.
Haines Index........2.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........Max 65.
RH..................Min 25%.
20-Foot Winds.......Upslope 3-7 mph becoming west 7-12 mph with
                     gusts to around 25 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......500 ft agl rising to 5800-6800 ft agl by afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming west 10-20 mph in the late
                     morning and afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to very good.
Haines Index........2-3.

$$
Forecaster...Hohmann
Requested by...Jim Lamb
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/24/24
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.EMAIL jlamb@alpinecountyca.gov