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Spot Forecast for Spooner Pile Burn...Nevada Division of Forestry
National Weather Service Reno NV
711 PM PDT Thu Mar 21 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 PDT on March 22.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

* A winter storm will affect the burn site Friday afternoon through
  Sunday. Strong southwesterly winds gusting as high as 45 mph are
  expected Friday afternoon into Saturday as a cold front passes
  across the area. There is a 45% chance of wind gusts >45 mph.

* Periods of rain showers are expected during the evening Friday,
  before switching over to all snow after 2100 PDT. The heaviest
  snowfall will occur Friday night into Saturday morning with
  waves of lighter snow showers continuing into Sunday. Storm
  total snowfall accumulation at the burn site will range between
  6-8". However, there is a 25% chance of >8" and a 5% chance of
  >12" of snowfall accumulation at the burn site.

* Unsettled weather will continue into next week with the next
  impactful storm arriving Tuesday night through Thursday with
  gusty winds, rain, and snow.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy with a 15% chance of rain
                    showers in the late afternoon.
Temperature.........42 at ignition...Max 51.
RH..................55% at ignition...Min 42%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 8-13 mph increasing to
                    18-23 mph with gusts to 35 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing Height.......4300-5300 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest around 20 mph increasing to around
                    30 mph in the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Fair increasing to excellent late in the
                    afternoon.
Haines Index........4.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. A 20% chance of rain showers before
                    2100 PDT then a 90% chance of snow showers
                    after 2100 PDT. Snow accumulation of 3-6".
Temperature.........Min 25-27.
RH..................Max 100%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 19-24 mph with gusts to around
                    45 mph.
Mixing Height.......1700-2700 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 25-30 mph.
Ventilation.........Very good.
Haines Index........2.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. 65% chance of snow showers.
                    Snow accumulation of 2-4".
Temperature.........Max 37-39.
RH..................Min 60-62%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 15-20 mph.
Mixing Height.......4000-5000 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest winds 18-23 mph with gusts to around
                    40 mph.
Ventilation.........Very good increasing to excellent after 0900 PDT.
Haines Index........3.

$$
Forecaster...Johnston
Requested by...Anna Higgins
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2407402.3/REV
.DELDT 03/22/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL ahiggins@forestry.nv.gov


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