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Spot Forecast for Challenge RX...USFS
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
455 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1800 PDT on May 07.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Surface high pressure building into the Great Basin will bring windy
conditions at times into Thursday. As high pressure over the Great
Basin weakens winds will become more upslope(westerly) during the day
and downslope(easterly) at night.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Min temperature.....42-46.
Max humidity........50-54 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 7 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    northeast this evening and increasing to
                    14 to 19 mph overnight with gusts to 24 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Northeast around 16 mph gusts to 24 mph
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 19 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....64-68.
Min humidity........21-25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 12 to 18 mph gusts to 28 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Northeast around 25 mph gusts to 35 mph.
Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 25 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Min temperature.....49-53.
Max humidity........40-44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Breezy. Northeast winds 16 to 26 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Breezy. Northeast winds 16 to 26 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Northeast around 26 mph.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 26 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast
winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the west around noon.
.SATURDAY...
Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast
winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the west by afternoon.
.SUNDAY...
Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds
4 to 7 mph shifting to the southwest by afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...RB
Requested by...Jason Miller
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2413365.0/STO
.DELDT 05/07/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jason.t.miller@usda.gov