Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
276 FNUS75 KREV 310323 FWSREV 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 .TAG 2415386.0/REV .DELDT 05/31/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jlamb@alpinecountyca.gov