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Spot Forecast for Colony fire...Bureau of Land Management
National Weather Service Reno NV
336 PM PDT Fri Jun 21 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0500 PDT on June 22.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Increased winds will shift from southerly to westerly in
  the late afternoon on Saturday. Expect similar gusty west
  winds Sunday afternoon.

* Well above normal temperatures and dry conditions with poor
  overnight recoveries will continue into next week.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Clear.
Temperature.........Min 65-70.
RH..................Max 15-20%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds north at 4-8 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......1000-1500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds.
Haines Index........5.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........65-70 at forecast start...Max 95-100.
RH..................15-20% at forecast start...Min 8-15%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds west at 2-5 mph at forecast
                    start...otherwise southeast winds at 6-10 mph
                    shifting to west winds at 10-15 mph with gusts to
                    25 mph after 1800 hours local.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......12500-13500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming south around 10 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Haines Index........5 to 6.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Clear.
Temperature.........Min 65-70.
RH..................Max 20-25%.
20-Foot Winds.......Northwest winds at 8-12 mph with gusts to 20 mph
                    until 2200 hours local, then north winds 4-8 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......14000-14500 ft agl decreasing to 1200-1700 ft
                    agl overnight.
Transport Winds.....West 10-15 mph in the evening become light overnight.
Ventilation.........Excellent decreasing to marginal overnight.
Haines Index........4 to 5.

$$
Forecaster...Salas
Requested by...Blake Erickson (IC)
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416497.0/REV
.DELDT 06/22/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Berickson@blm.gov