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Spot Forecast for Big Hill RX...USFS Plumas National Forest
National Weather Service Reno NV
915 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on May 07.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Winds will remain light today with typical afternoon breezes,
  becoming gusty tonight into Wednesday morning as winds shift
  to east-southeast.

* Temperatures will be mild today and Wednesday before increasing to
  above average by the weekend.

.TODAY...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny.
Temperature.........36-39 at ignition...Max 55-58.
RH..................90-100% at ignition...Min 35-40%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds northwest at 2-5 mph at
                    ignition...otherwise northwest winds
                    at 4-8 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......4500-5500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming north around 10 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Ventilation.........Marginal to good.
Haines Index........4.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Clear.
Temperature.........Min 30-33.
RH..................Max 75-85%.
20-Foot Winds.......Northwest winds around 3-6 mph in the evening,
                    then shifting to southeast at 8-12 mph with
                    gusts to 20 mph after midnight.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......4000-5000 ft agl decreasing to 600 ft agl in
                    the late evening and overnight.
Transport Winds.....North around 10 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
Ventilation.........Good to poor.
Haines Index........4.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........Max 65-68.
RH..................Min 25-30%.
20-Foot Winds.......East winds 8-12 mph shifting to the northeast
                    7-12 mph late in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl in the morning then 3500-4500 ft agl
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....East 10-15 mph increasing to northeast around
                    25 mph in the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to very good.
Haines Index........4.

$$
Forecaster...Salas
Requested by...Roman Rodriguez
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL roman.rodriguez@usda.gov