Spot Forecast Issued by NWS Reno, NV
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Spot Forecast for spooner Pile Burn...Nevada Division Of Forestry
National Weather Service Reno NV
1031 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on March 27.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.
.DISCUSSION...
* Southwest winds will increase by this afternoon as a storm system
arrives and persist through Thursday. Ventilation should be very
good to excellent during the operational period.
* Snow showers will increase late today into Thursday with
heaviest snowfall this evening and overnight with 4 to 6 inches
of new snowfall.
* It will remain wet and unsettled into the weekend with
additional snow accumulations but lighter breezes.
.TODAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
A 20% chance of showers after 3 PM.
Temperature.........27-29 at ignition...Max 41-43.
RH..................55-60% at ignition...Min 37-42%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds southwest at 8 mph at ignition... otherwise
southwest winds 9-14 mph increasing to 12-17 mph
with gusts to 30 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 2300-2800 ft agl in the
late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Southwest around 10 mph increasing to 25-30 mph
in the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor at ignition then increasing to excellent by
in the afternoon.
Haines Index........2.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Snow showers.
Temperature.........Min 23-26.
RH..................Max 90-100%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 15-20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....100.
Mixing Height.......500-1000 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 20-25 mph.
Ventilation.........Good to marginal.
Haines Index........2.
.THURSDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
A 60% chance of snow showers in the early morning,
then a 20% chance of snow showers through the day.
Temperature.........Max 32-35.
RH..................Min 60-65%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 15-25 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....30%.
Mixing Height.......2600-3000 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest around 15 mph increasing to 20-30 mph
in the late morning and afternoon.
Ventilation.........Fair to very good increasing to excellent in
the afternoon.
Haines Index........2.
$$
Forecaster...Hohmann
Requested by...Chris Cubertson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/27/24
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.EMAIL cculbertson@forestry.nv.gov