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Spot Forecast for Big Hill RX...USFS Plumas National Forest
National Weather Service Reno NV
631 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on May 09.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Gusts 15-20 mph are possible for the burn site this afternoon.
  Good daytime ventilation due to breezes.

* Relative humidity recoveries to near 55-60% during overnight
  hours.

* Forecast trends are for further warming and drying throughout the
  weekend.


.TODAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........40-42 at ignition...Max 68-70.
RH..................55-60% at ignition...Min 23-25%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds east at 10 mph at ignition...otherwise
                    East winds 8-13 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......4500-5500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....East around 25 mph.
Ventilation.........Very good to excellent.
Haines Index........3.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Clear.
Temperature.........Min 41-44.
RH..................Max 65-69%.
20-Foot Winds.......East winds 7-10 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......1400-1900 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl
                    overnight, then then 600-800 ft agl after 3 am.
Transport Winds.....East 15-20 mph.
Ventilation.........Excellent to poor.
Haines Index........2.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........Max 74-77.
RH..................Min 20-23%.
20-Foot Winds.......East winds around 7 mph increasing to 7-9 mph
                    late in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl in the morning then 6900-7900 ft agl
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....East 15-20 mph.
Ventilation.........Poor to very good increasing to excellent in
                    the afternoon.
Haines Index........3.

$$
Forecaster...Richards
Requested by...Roman Rodriguez
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2413203.3/REV
.DELDT 05/09/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL roman.rodriguez@usda.gov