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Spot Forecast for Mill Canyon RX, MC2 & MC3...Forest Service, NV-HTF
National Weather Service Reno NV
226 PM PDT Fri May 10 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on May 11.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* North-northeasterly winds are expected through Saturday, with
  increased westerly breezes prevailing Sunday into early next week.

* A warming trend will continue this weekend into mid-next week as
  high pressure builds in over the region.

* Conditions overall remain dry this weekend into early next week,
  with the exception of a slight chance for afternoon-evening
  thunderstorms Sunday and Monday.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........52-54 at ignition...Max 63-65.
RH..................30-35% at ignition...Min 16-18%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds north at 5-7 mph at ignition...otherwise
                    becoming north 7-12 mph with gusts to 20 mph
                    in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......5000-6000 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....North around 15 mph.
Ventilation.........Good to very good.
Haines Index........3.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Clear.
Temperature.........Min 43-45.
RH..................Max 50-55%.
20-Foot Winds.......North 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.....North 10-15 mph in the evening becoming light.
Ventilation.........Very good to poor.
Haines Index........3.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy with a 10-15%
                    chance of mostly dry thunderstorms between 1100
                    and 2000 PDT.
Temperature.........Max 68-70.
RH..................Min 15-18%.
20-Foot Winds.......North 3-7 mph in the morning, becoming west 9-13
                    mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusty
                    and erratic winds possible near thunderstorms in
                    the afternoon.
LAL.................2.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Mixing Height.......8000-9000 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming west 10-15 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to very good.
Haines Index........4.

$$
Forecaster...Whitlam
Requested by...Matthew Gill
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2413672.0/REV
.DELDT 05/10/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL matthew.gill@usda.gov