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Spot Forecast for Mill Canyon RX, MC2 & MC3...Forest Service, NV-HTF
National Weather Service Reno NV
153 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on May 09.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* A warming and drying trend ensues into the weekend as
  temperatures climb to 5-10 degrees above normal. Overnight
  humidity recoveries will be moderate (50-60%) into Friday,
  before decreasing Saturday and Sunday (40-50%). Minimum
  humidity will be poor each afternoon (around 20%).

* Northeast afternoon and evening breezes with gusts to 30
  mph are expected Thursday. Afternoon breezes will prevail
  through the weekend, except gusts will only top out around
  20-25 mph. Ventilation will be good into the weekend.

* A slight chance (10-15%) of afternoon thunderstorms begins
  Friday and continues into early next week.


.THURSDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........41 at ignition...Max 56-59.
RH..................43% at ignition...Min 20-25%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds north 10-15 mph becoming northeast
                    15-20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in
                    the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......3600-4600 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....East around 20 mph.
Ventilation.........Good.
Haines Index........2.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Clear.
Temperature.........Min 36-39.
RH..................Max 58-63%.
20-Foot Winds.......Northeast winds 10-15 mph becoming light.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......900-1100 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Northeast 10-15 mph.
Ventilation.........Good in the evening becoming poor overnight.
Haines Index........2.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy. Slight
                    chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Temperature.........Max 61-64.
RH..................Min 17-22%.
20-Foot Winds.......Upslope 3-7 mph becoming northeast 10-15 mph
                    with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl in the morning then 6100-7100 ft agl
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming northeast around 10 mph in
                    the late morning and afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor in the morning becoming good in the
                    afternoon.
Haines Index........3.

$$
Forecaster...Johnston
Requested by...Matthew Gill
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL matthew.gill@usda.gov