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Spot Forecast for Alpine County Fuels Mitigation Program...Alpine County
National Weather Service Reno NV
316 AM PDT Sat Jun 8 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on June 08.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Slight chances of afternoon showers and thunderstorms today and on
  Sunday. Storms capable of gusty winds to 30 mph.

* Breezy southwest winds each afternoon, with gusts between 20-25 mph.

* Temperatures will remain above average with minimum humidities in the
  teens.

.TODAY...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. A slight
15-20% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
Temperature.........52-54 at ignition...Max 81-85.
RH..................35-38% at ignition...Min 11-15%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest at 3-7 mph in the morning. Then southwest
7-13 mph with gusts to 20-25 mph by late in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......1800-2400 ft agl at ignition, increasing to around
9000-10000 ft agl in the afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming southwest 10-15 mph in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Ventilation.........Marginal to fair increasing to excellent in the
                    afternoon.
Haines Index........5.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy through the evening, becoming partly cloudy.
Temperature.........Min 48-52.
RH..................Max 52-56%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest 7-13 mph with gusts to around 20-25 mph in the
evening. Then southwest 3-7 mph overnight.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Mixing Height.......Decreasing to around 1600-2600 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 10-15 mph.
Ventilation.........Very good to marginal.
Haines Index........5.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. 10-15% chance of showers in the
afternoon.
Temperature.........Max 77-82.
RH..................Min 14-19%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest 4-8 mph in the morning, then west 7-12 mph with
                    gusts to around 20 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Mixing Height.......1600-2600 ft agl in the morning, increasing to around
8800-9800 ft agl in the afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Southwest around 10 mph in the morning, then
                    becoming southwest around 15 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Ventilation.........Marginal to very good increasing to excellent
                    late in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5.

$$
Forecaster...McKellar
Requested by...Jim Lamb
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 06/08/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jlamb@alpinecountyca.gov