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Spot Forecast for Alpine County Fuels Mitigation Program...Alpine County
National Weather Service Reno NV
823 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on May 31.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Afternoon southwest gusts of 10-15 mph will be present Friday
  and Saturday.

* Relative humidity recoveries during the evening will be high
  tonight, with daytime RH dropping below 20%.

* An above average warmup is expected next week, with dry
  conditions further leading to drying fuels.

.TODAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........45-48 at ignition...Max 76-79.
RH..................57-63% at ignition...Min 16-19%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds north at 2 mph at ignition...
                    otherwise 3-7 mph becoming southwest
                    7-8 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 9600-10600 ft agl
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming southwest 10-15 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor increasing to excellent late
                    in the morning.
Haines Index........4.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Clear.
Temperature.........Min 47-50.
RH..................Max 60-65%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 7-9 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......10600-10800 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest around 10 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
Ventilation.........Very good to poor.
Haines Index........4.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........Max 76-79.
RH..................Min 16-19%.
20-Foot Winds.......Upslope 3-7 mph becoming southwest 11-16 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 7500-8500 ft agl in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming southwest around 15 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor increasing to excellent in the morning.
Haines Index........3.

$$
Forecaster...Richards
Requested by...Jim Lamb
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL jlamb@alpinecountyca.gov