Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
254 FNUS75 KREV 262240 FWSREV Spot Forecast for Yellow Peak...USFWS National Weather Service Reno NV 340 PM PDT Wed Jun 26 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1600 PDT on June 26. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service in Reno. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... * Gusty west to southwest afternoon winds with gusts up to 30-35 mph into the evening, then diminish overnight to around 10 mph. * Dry conditions will prevail the next few days with min RH starting around 15-18% this afternoon, dropping 12-15% Thursday with marginal overnight recoveries and poor ventilation. * Dry conditions and breezy westerly winds will continue Thursday afternoon that diminish and shift from the north-northwest less than 10 mph overnight. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/Weather.........Sunny. Temperature.........78-81 at forecast start...Max 79-82. RH..................17-19% at forecast start...Min 16-18%. 20-Foot Winds.......Winds west at 26 mph at forecast start...otherwise West-Northwest winds 16-26 mph with gusts to 35 mph. LAL.................1. Chc Wetting Rain....0%. Mixing Height.......9200 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Southwest around 30 mph. Ventilation.........Excellent. Haines Index........3 at forecast start...max 3. .TONIGHT... Sky/Weather.........Clear. Temperature.........Min 43-45. RH..................Max 69-72%. 20-Foot Winds.......West winds 15-25 mph with gusts to 30 mph becoming 15-20 mph in the evening, then shift northwest overnight to 7-11 mph. LAL.................1. Chc Wetting Rain....0%. Mixing Height.......2600-3600 ft agl in the evening. Transport Winds.....West 25-30 mph decreasing to 10-15 mph overnight. Ventilation.........Excellent decreasing to good to poor in the late evening and overnight. Haines Index........2 to 3. .THURSDAY... Sky/Weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy. Temperature.........Max 69-72. RH..................Min 12-14%. 20-Foot Winds.......Northwest winds 7-11 mph increasing to west- northwest 10-15 mph with gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Chc Wetting Rain....0%. Mixing Height.......5500-6500 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest 10-15 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Ventilation.........Poor to very good. Haines Index........3. $$ Forecaster...Young Requested by...Murphy Cockrell Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416762.0/REV .DELDT 06/26/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL orlfc@firenet.gov