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Spot Forecast for Dog Valley Understory 11-12...USFS
National Weather Service Reno NV
823 PM PDT Wed Apr 17 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on April 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Warm and dry weather along with good ventilation in the
  afternoon expects to continue over the next few days.

* Winds will be generally light and variable on Thursday morning
  before shifting to westerly around 10 mph during the late
  afternoon/evening. The winds are anticipated to become light and
  variable once again overnight.

* No significant changes are expected in the area through the
  weekend.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
Temperature.........39-41 at ignition...Max 67-69.
RH..................55-57% at ignition...Min 25-27%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds southeast around 5 mph at
                    ignition...otherwise Upslope 3-7 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......4600-5600 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West 10-15 mph.
Ventilation.........Marginal to very good.
Haines Index........2 at ignition...max 3.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy then
                    becoming partly cloudy then becoming mostly
                    cloudy.
Temperature.........Min 37-39.
RH..................Max 74-76%.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds 7-9 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......1200-1700 ft agl decreasing to 600 ft agl
                    overnight.
Transport Winds.....West 10-15 mph in the evening and overnight
                    becoming light.
Ventilation.........Good to poor.
Haines Index........4.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy then
                    becoming sunny.
Temperature.........Max 70-72.
RH..................Min 21-23%.
20-Foot Winds.......Upslope 3-7 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl in the morning then 8400-9400 ft agl
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming west 10-15 mph in the late
                    morning and afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to very good.
Haines Index........3 to 4.

$$
Forecaster...Chyba
Requested by...Mike Watson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411288.0/REV
.DELDT 04/18/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Robert.dailey@usda.gov,Michael.watsonquiroz@usda.gov