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Spot Forecast for Monitor Pass Rx Piles...USFS
National Weather Service Reno NV
932 PM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on April 25.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Shower chances below 10% on Thursday but with increasing winds.
  Gusts up to 25-30 mph late afternoon-evening.

* Increasing shower chances Friday with a 20% chance of
  thunderstorms in the afternoon.

* Drier conditions will prevail Saturday and Sunday with breezy
  northerly winds.


.THURSDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. 10% chance
                    of showers after 2pm.
Temperature.........39 at ignition...Max 47-50.
RH..................55% at ignition...Min 35-40%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 4-8 mph increasing to 12-18 mph
                    with gusts to around 25 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......3500-4500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West 15-20 mph increasing to around 25 mph late
                    in the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Fair to excellent.
Haines Index........2.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers
                    overnight.
Temperature.........Min 33.
RH..................Max 84%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 12-18 mph with gusts to around
                    28 mph decreasing to 6-12 mph by late evening.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Mixing Height.......800-1300 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 20-25 mph.
Ventilation.........Very good to marginal.
Haines Index........2.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. 65% chance of snow showers in the morning
                    then transitioning to rain. Slight chance (20%) of thunderstorms
                    in the afternoon.
Temperature.........Max 41.
RH..................Min 50%.
20-Foot Winds.......West northwest winds 10-15 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
LAL.................1 until 1100, then 2.
Chc Wetting Rain....15%.
Mixing Height.......5000-6000 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West 15-20 mph increasing to around 25 mph late
                    in the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to excellent.
Haines Index........3.

$$

Forecaster...Fuentes
Requested by...Travis Shoemaker
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412386.0/REV
.DELDT 04/25/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL travis.shoemaker@usda.gov