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Spot Forecast for PLUMAS TREX LINDEN...USFS
National Weather Service Reno NV
936 PM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on April 30.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Breezy west-northwest winds and dry conditions will prevail today.

* A dry cold front will shift winds out of the northeast Tuesday
  night into Wednesday morning.

* After a cool down behind the front on Wednesday, temperatures
  will warm to above average into the weekend with chances for showers.


.TUESDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........30 at ignition...Max 65.
RH..................63% at ignition...Min 20-23%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds northwest around 5 mph at ignition...becoming
                    west 8-12 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl in the morning then 5500-6500 ft agl
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming west around 10 mph in the
                    morning, then increasing to around 20 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to excellent.
Haines Index........4.


TIME (PDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM
Sky (%).........8   8   3   3   3   5   5   5   6   6   6
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............30  31  35  41  52  58  60  63  64  65  64
RH..............63  61  57  44  31  24  22  21  21  21  23
20 FT wind dir..NE  NE  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..2   2   2   2   2   8   8   8   12  12  12
20 FT wind gust.5   5   5   5   5   15  15  15  20  20  20
Mx ht msl (kft).0.5 0.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4
Transp wind dir.S   S   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.5   5   10  10  10  20  20  20  20  20  20
Haines index....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3   3   23  23  23  102 102 102 102 102 102
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Clear.
Temperature.........Min 29.
RH..................Max 71%.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds 5-10 mph in the evening shifting
                    northeast 4-8 mph after 2am with the frontal passage.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......5300-5500 ft agl decreasing to 600 ft agl in
                    the evening, then increasing to 600-800 ft agl
                    overnight.
Transport Winds.....West 10-15 mph in the evening, then becoming
                    northeast around 10 mph after 3 am.
Ventilation.........Very good to poor.
Haines Index........2.

TIME (PDT)      5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM
Sky (%).........5   5   5   6   6   6   3   3   3   3   3   3
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............61  59  55  48  44  41  39  37  34  32  30  29
RH..............25  29  36  42  49  53  58  61  62  63  67  71
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NE  NE   E
20 FT wind spd..12  12  12  5   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6
20 FT wind gust.20  20  20  10  10  10              10  10  10
Mx ht msl (kft).5.4 5.4 5.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   N   N   N   NE  NE  E
Transp wind spd.15  15  15  10  10  10  5   5   5   10  10  10
Haines index....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
Vrate kt-ft/1K..81  81  81  5   5   5   3   3   3   5   5   5
Ventrate Cat....GD  GD  GD  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........Max 62.
RH..................Min 16-21%.
20-Foot Winds.......East 5-10 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl in the morning then 4000-5000 ft agl
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....East 10-15 mph.
Ventilation.........Poor to very good.
Haines Index........3.

TIME (PDT)      5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM
Sky (%).........3   3   3   1   1   1   2   2   2   6   6   6
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............28  28  29  32  37  44  50  54  57  59  60  60
RH..............73  71  65  57  47  35  26  21  18  17  16  16
20 FT wind dir..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   7   7   7   10  10  10  9   9   9
20 FT wind gust.10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15
Mx ht msl (kft).0.5 0.5 0.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 5.0
Transp wind dir.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
Transp wind spd.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15
Haines index....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3   3   3   14  14  14  91  91  91  80  80  80
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  GD  GD  GD  GD  GD  GD

$$

Forecaster...Fuentes
Requested by...Michael Sprinkle
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412750.0/REV
.DELDT 04/30/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL michael.sprinkle@usda.gov