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Spot Forecast for West Carson Pile RX...USFS HTF
National Weather Service Reno NV
456 AM PDT Mon May 13 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on May 13.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* A chance of showers and thunderstorms will be possible at the
  burn site this afternoon with decreasing chances on Tuesday.

* Winds may become gusty and erratic in the vicinity of showers
  and storms.

* Warming this week will bring well above average temperatures, leading
  to drying and lower relative humidities during midweek.

.TODAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny then becoming mostly cloudy. 25% chance for
                    showers and thunderstorms after 1300 local.
Temperature.........54-57 at ignition...Max 65-68.
RH..................36-39% at ignition...Min 27-31%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds southeast at 6 mph at
                    ignition...otherwise upslope 3-7 mph becoming
                    west 7-10 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in
                    the afternoon.
LAL.................1 until 1100, then 3.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......4200-5200 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming southwest around 10 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Marginal to very good.
Haines Index........3.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming clear. Isolated showers
                    and thunderstorms in the evening.
Temperature.........Min 34-37.
RH..................Max 60-65%.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds 4-8 mph in the evening becoming
                    light. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
LAL.................2 until 2300, then 1.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Mixing Height.......2000-2200 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West around 10 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
Ventilation.........Marginal to poor.
Haines Index........3.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy. Less than a
                    10% chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Temperature.........Max 66-69.
RH..................Min 27-32%.
20-Foot Winds.......Northeast 4-8 mph early in the afternoon, then shifting to
                    the north 7-10 mph late in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 8500-9000 ft agl in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming north around 10 mph early
                    in the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to very good.
Haines Index........3.

$$

Forecaster...Richards/Fuentes
Requested by...Ryan Bell
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2413862.0/REV
.DELDT 05/13/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Ryan.bell@usda.gov