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Spot Forecast for Mill Canyon M7...USFS HTF CRD
National Weather Service Reno NV
909 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on March 19.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Poor to fair ventilation and limited mixing are expected
  through Wednesday morning as light winds prevail over the
  region.

* Westerly winds increase Wednesday onward, peaking on Friday and
  Saturday as a cold front passes through the region.

* The aforementioned cold front will bring waves of snow showers
  to the burn site from Friday evening through Sunday, though
  accumulations appear to remain generally light.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........37-39 at ignition...Max 54-56.
RH..................45-50% at ignition...Min 30-35%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds southwest at 6 mph at
                    ignition...otherwise Upslope 3-7 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......2800-3200 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming northwest around 10 mph
                    late in the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to fair.
Haines Index........3.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Clear.
Temperature.........Min 33-35.
RH..................Max 60-65%.
20-Foot Winds.......Downslope 2-6 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Mixing Height.......3100-3300 ft agl decreasing to 600 ft agl in
                    the late evening and overnight.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 10-15 mph.
Ventilation.........Fair to poor.
Haines Index........3.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........Max 53-55.
RH..................Min 30-35%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 7-8 mph in the morning, then
                    becoming southwest 8-13 mph with gusts to 20
                    mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl increasing to 3800-4800 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 10-15 mph.
Ventilation.........Poor to good.
Haines Index........4.

$$
Forecaster...Whitlam
Requested by...Eric Guzman
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2407431.0/REV
.DELDT 03/19/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Eric.guzman@usda.gov


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