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Spot Forecast for White Creek Rx...USFS
National Weather Service Reno NV
952 PM PDT Thu Apr 18 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on April 19.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Warm and dry weather along with good ventilation in the
  afternoon prevails over the next few days.

* Winds will be generally light and variable in the morning before
  turning more westerly around 10 mph during the afternoon and
  evening hours. By Friday night, winds look to become light and
  variable once again.

* No significant changes are expected in the area through the
  weekend though the daytime westerly winds on Saturday are
  forecast to be a bit quicker than Friday`s winds.


.FRIDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming sunny then becoming
                    partly cloudy.
Temperature.........47-49 at ignition...Max 60-62.
RH..................46-48% at ignition...Min 32-34%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds northeast around 5 mph at
                    ignition...otherwise Upslope 3-7 mph becoming
                    west 7-10 mph late in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......6600-7600 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming west around 10 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Ventilation.........Marginal to very good.
Haines Index........3 at ignition...max 3.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming clear then becoming
                    partly cloudy.
Temperature.........Min 40-42.
RH..................Max 64-66%.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds 7-10 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......1500-2000 ft agl decreasing to 600 ft agl
                    overnight.
Transport Winds.....West around 10 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
Ventilation.........Good to poor.
Haines Index........3.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy then
                    becoming sunny.
Temperature.........Max 63-65.
RH..................Min 27-29%.
20-Foot Winds.......Upslope 3-7 mph becoming west 10-15 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl in the morning then 7300-8300 ft agl
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming west 10-15 mph in the late
                    morning and afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to very good increasing to excellent late
                    in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3.

$$
Forecaster...Chyba
Requested by...Travis Shoemaker
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411371.0/REV
.DELDT 04/19/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL travis.shoemaker@usda.gov


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