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Spot Forecast for Bliss 10...USFS
National Weather Service Reno NV
927 PM PDT Thu May 2 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on May 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Dry and mild conditions with typical afternoon breezes Friday.

* A quick-hitting, cold system brings gusty southwest winds and
  accumulating snowfall on Saturday.

* A short period of 1-2" per hour snowfall rates is possible
  early Saturday afternoon. Otherwise, light snow showers are
  expected through Sunday morning.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........43-45 at ignition...Max 58-60.
RH..................70-75% at ignition...Min 35-40%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds southeast at 3-5 mph at
                    ignition...becoming west 7-9 mph in the
                    afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......4000-4500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming southwest around 10 mph
                    late in the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Marginal to good.
Haines Index........3.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Temperature.........Min 39-41.
RH..................Max 80-85%.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds 7-9 mph shifting to the southwest
                    7-12 mph with gusts to 20 mph after 0300 local.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......2200-3200 ft agl in the evening.
Transport Winds.....Southwest around 10 mph in the evening, then
                    becoming southwest around 20 mph overnight.
Ventilation.........Good to poor.
Haines Index........2.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Snow showers likely after 1000 local.
Temperature.........Max 41-43.
RH..................Min 65-70%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 17-22 mph with gusts to 30 mph in
                    the morning, then becoming southwest 20-25 mph
                    with gusts to 45 mph early in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....40% after 0700 local increasing to 80% after 1000
                    local.
Mixing Height.......2600-3600 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest around 30 mph increasing to around 45
                    mph in the late morning and early afternoon,
                    then decreasing to around 25 mph late in the
                    afternoon.
Ventilation.........Fair increasing to excellent in the late
                    morning and early afternoon, then decreasing to
                    good late in the afternoon.
Haines Index........2.

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Forecaster...Whitlam
Requested by...David Deleon
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL david.deleon@usda.gov