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Spot Forecast for Churchill Ray Couch Powerline pile burn...Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District
National Weather Service Reno NV
444 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on March 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Gusty west winds are expected through this afternoon before
  diminishing in the evening and overnight.

* Slight chance (10-20%) of rain and snow showers early Friday
  afternoon with little to no snow accumulation anticipated.

* Precipitation chances increase late Friday night into Saturday
  with periods of rain and snow through Sunday.

.TODAY...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming sunny.
Temperature.........36-38 at ignition...Max 53-56.
RH..................65-70% at ignition...Min 20-25%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds west at 10-15 mph with gusts to 20 mph
                    at ignition...otherwise west winds 15-20 mph
                    with gusts to 30 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Mixing Height.......6000-7000 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West around 25 mph.
Ventilation.........Very good increasing to excellent in the
                    afternoon.
Haines Index........3.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Temperature.........Min 32-35.
RH..................Max 65-70%.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds 8-13 mph with gusts to 20 mph in
                    the evening, decreasing to around 5-7 mph
                    after midnight.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......1000-1500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West 15-20 mph decreasing to 10 mph overnight.
Ventilation.........Excellent decreasing to poor overnight.
Haines Index........3.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of rain showers
                    after noon local time.
Temperature.........Max 48-51.
RH..................Min 35-40%.
20-Foot Winds.......South winds 5-7 mph in the morning, becoming
                    southeast at 8-12 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Mixing Height.......4200-5200 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming southeast around 10-15
                    mph in the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to good.
Haines Index........2.

$$
Forecaster...Whitlam/Salas
Requested by...John McInturff
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2408676.0/REV
.DELDT 03/28/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Jmcinturff@tmfpd.us


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