Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
278 FNUS75 KREV 171929 FWSREV Spot Forecast for Bear Fire...USFS National Weather Service Reno NV 1229 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 PDT on September 18. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service in Reno. .DISCUSSION... * A good chance of wetting rain arrives on Wednesday with a slight chance for thunderstorms. Best chances (70-90%) are in the afternoon and evening with a 25-30% chance for thunderstorms. Latest projections show 0.15-0.25 inches, but locally heavier amounts over 0.25 inches could occur with storms. * Chances (25-60%) for showers continue through Thursday with the best chances seen during the afternoon hours along with around a 20% chance of thunderstorms. Additional QPF on Thursday looks to be up to around 0.15 inches. * Drier and slowly warmer conditions are expected late week into the weekend with no significant wind. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Temperature.........40-43 at forecast start...Max 58-60. RH..................81-84% at forecast start...Min 56-64%. 20-Foot Winds.......Winds southeast at 1 mph at forecast start...otherwise Upslope 3-7 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. LAL.................1 until 1100, then 3. Chc Wetting Rain....5% increasing to 60% in the afternoon. Mixing Height.......4200-5200 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming light late in the afternoon. Ventilation.........Poor to fair. Haines Index........2 at forecast start...max 2. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Rain showers likely in the evening, then chance of showers overnight. Temperature.........Min 42-44. RH..................Max 90-96%. 20-Foot Winds.......Downslope 2-6 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. LAL.................3 until 2000, then 1. Chc Wetting Rain....65% decreasing to 20% overnight. Mixing Height.......900-1400 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Light winds. Ventilation.........Marginal to poor. Haines Index........2. .THURSDAY... Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Temperature.........Max 59-61. RH..................Min 43-47%. 20-Foot Winds.......Upslope 3-7 mph becoming east around 7 mph late in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. LAL.................1 until 1100, then 2. Chc Wetting Rain....10% increasing to 35% in the afternoon. Mixing Height.......5300-6300 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming east 10-15 mph in the afternoon. Ventilation.........Poor to good. Haines Index........2. $$ Forecaster...Chyba Requested by...Dan Patterson Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2422633.0/REV .DELDT 09/17/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Daniel.patterson@usda.gov