Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
679 FNUS75 KREV 181956 FWSREV Spot Forecast for Bear Fire...USFS National Weather Service Reno NV 1256 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 PDT on September 19. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service in Reno. .DISCUSSION... * Chances (30-50%) for showers continue through Thursday with the best chances seen during the afternoon hours along with around a 15-25% chance of thunderstorms. QPF on Thursday looks to total only about a couple hundredths of an inch with a 10% chance for wetting rains. * Drier and slowly warmer conditions are expected late week into the weekend with no significant wind. * Although winds with generally be light less than 10 mph, but gusty and erratic near thunderstorm activity. Early next week look for a return of typical afternoon breezes to 20 mph. .THURSDAY... Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Temperature.........40-43 at forecast start...Max 63-67. RH..................91-95% at forecast start...Min 37-39%. 20-Foot Winds.......Winds southeast at 2 mph at forecast start...otherwise Upslope 3-7 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. LAL.................1 until 1100, then 2. Chc Wetting Rain....10%. Mixing Height.......5800-6800 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming east 10-15 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Ventilation.........Poor to very good. Haines Index........3 at forecast start...max 3. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming clear. Chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Temperature.........Min 42-45. RH..................Max 70-75%. 20-Foot Winds.......Downslope 2-6 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. LAL.................2 until 2300, then 1. Chc Wetting Rain....5%. Mixing Height.......800-1300 ft agl. Transport Winds.....East around 10 mph in the evening becoming light. Ventilation.........Good to poor. Haines Index........3. .FRIDAY... Sky/Weather.........Sunny. Temperature.........Max 69-72. RH..................Min 27-29%. 20-Foot Winds.......Upslope 3-7 mph. LAL.................1. Chc Wetting Rain....0%. Mixing Height.......6200-7200 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Light winds except northeast around 8-12 mph early in the afternoon. Ventilation.........Poor to good. Haines Index........2. $$ Forecaster...Young Requested by...Dan Patterson Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2422668.0/REV .DELDT 09/18/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL daniel.patterson@usda.gov