Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
336 FNUS75 KREV 030446 FWSREV Spot Forecast for Big Hill RX...USFS Plumas National Forest National Weather Service Reno NV 946 PM PDT Thu May 2 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on May 04. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service in Reno. .DISCUSSION... * A quick-hitting, cold system brings gusty southwest winds and wetting rains/light snowfall above 5000 feet on Saturday. * Heaviest precipitation is expected early Saturday afternoon. Otherwise, light showers are expected through Sunday morning. * Breezy westerly winds expected Sunday afternoon. .SATURDAY... Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Showers likely after 0900 local. Temperature.........40-42 at ignition...Max 43-45. RH..................95% at ignition...Min 75-80%. 20-Foot Winds.......Winds south at 15 mph at ignition...otherwise South winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the early afternoon, becoming southwest 8-11 mph in the late afternoon. LAL.................1. Chc Wetting Rain....85% increasing to 95% in the afternoon. Mixing Height.......2700-3700 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Southwest 15-20 mph. Ventilation.........Fair to good. Haines Index........2. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. 30% chance of showers in the evening and overnight. Temperature.........Min 26-28. RH..................Max 95-99%. 20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 7-9 mph becoming light overnight. LAL.................2. Chc Wetting Rain....70% decreasing to 30% overnight. Mixing Height.......800-1200 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Southwest 15-20 mph. Ventilation.........Good to fair. Haines Index........3. .SUNDAY... Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers in the morning. Temperature.........Max 45-47. RH..................Min 50-55%. 20-Foot Winds.......Southwest 3-7 mph becoming west 7-10 mph in the late morning and afternoon. LAL.................1. Chc Wetting Rain....5%. Mixing Height.......5500-6000 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 15-20 mph. Ventilation.........Fair to very good. Haines Index........3. $$ Forecaster...Whitlam Requested by...Roman Rodriguez Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2412804.3/REV .DELDT 05/03/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL roman.rodriguez@usda.gov