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Spot Forecast for Airport...East Fork Fire
National Weather Service Reno NV
1018 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on June 01.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Wind gusts may approach 20-25 mph at the airport burn site
  today, and approaching 15-20 mph on Sunday.

* Relative humidity recoveries during the overnight will range
  50-60% with daytime RH dropping below 20%.

* An above average warmup is expected next week, with dry
  conditions further leading to drying fuels.

.TODAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........47-50 at ignition...Max 80-83.
RH..................59-63% at ignition...Min 16-19%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds southeast at 3 mph at
                    ignition...otherwise upslope 3-7 mph becoming
                    west 7-10 mph early in the afternoon, then
                    increasing to 11-16 mph late in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......8600-9600 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming west around 20 mph.
Ventilation.........Poor, increasing to excellent in the
                    afternoon.
Haines Index........3.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Clear then becoming partly cloudy.
Temperature.........Min 47-50.
RH..................Max 52-55%.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds 12-17 mph with gusts to around 30
                    mph decreasing to 7-12 mph in the evening, then
                    becoming light overnight.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......1300-1800 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West 15-20 mph becoming light.
Ventilation.........Excellent to marginal decreasing to poor after
                    3 am.
Haines Index........4.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming sunny then becoming
                    partly cloudy.
Temperature.........Max 81-84.
RH..................Min 16-19%.
20-Foot Winds.......Upslope 3-7 mph becoming northwest 7-9 mph late
                    in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......7300-8300 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming west around 10 mph late in
                    the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to very good.
Haines Index........2.

$$
Forecaster...Richards
Requested by...Larry Goss
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2415434.0/REV
.DELDT 06/01/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL lgoss@eastforkfire.org