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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
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