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Spot Forecast for Mill Canyon RX...USFS NV-HTF
National Weather Service Reno NV
420 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on April 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Low pressure off the west coast will result in scattered afternoon
  showers with 25% chances for thunderstorms Wednesday and Friday.

* Shower chances will dip below 15% on Thursday but increasing
  winds are expected with gusts up to 25 mph.

* Drier conditions will prevail Saturday and Sunday with breezy NW
  winds.


.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. 45% chance of showers with a 25%
                    chance of thunderstorms after 1400 local.
Temperature.........41 at ignition...Max 57.
RH..................55% at ignition...Min 36%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds west-northwest 8-12 mph in the afternoon. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
LAL.................1 until 1100, then 3.
Chc Wetting Rain....0% increasing to 20% in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......4400-5400 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming west 10-15 mph in the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to good.
Haines Index........3.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
                    30% chance of thunderstorms in the early evening.
Temperature.........Min 35.
RH..................Max 62%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 4-8 mph.
LAL.................3 until 2000, then 1.
Chc Wetting Rain....15% decreasing to 5% overnight.
Mixing Height.......800-1300 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West around 15 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
Ventilation.........Fair to poor.
Haines Index........2 to 3.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy. Less than a
                    10% chance of showers in the late afternoon.
Temperature.........Max 54.
RH..................Min 36%.
20-Foot Winds.......West-southwest winds 8-12 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl in the morning then 3600-4600 ft agl
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming southwest around 25 mph.
Ventilation.........Poor to very good.
Haines Index........2.

$$

Forecaster...Fuentes/Lindaman
Requested by...Danny Gallagher
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412069.0/REV
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Daniel.gallagher@usda.gov