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Spot Forecast for Big Hill RX...USFS Plumas National Forest
National Weather Service Reno NV
945 PM PDT Tue May 7 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on May 08.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Gusty southeast to east winds will prevail today and into
  Thursday morning before diminishing Thursday afternoon.

* A warming and drying trend ensues Thursday and into the weekend
  as temperatures become 5-10 degrees above normal.

* A slight chance (10-15%) of afternoon thunderstorms begin Sunday
  and continue into early next week.

.TODAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny with increasing high clouds late.
Temperature.........34-37 at ignition...Max 59-62.
RH..................55-60% at ignition...Min 20-25%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds east-southeast at 10-15 mph with gusts
                    to 25 mph at ignition...otherwise east winds
                    at 10-15 mph with gusts around 25-30 mph after
                    1200 hours.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......3500-4500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Northeast to east at 20-30 mph.
Ventilation.........Very good to excellent.
Haines Index........4.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy becoming clear.
Temperature.........Min 37-40.
RH..................Max 60-70%.
20-Foot Winds.......East to southeast winds at 15-20 mph with gusts
                    around 30 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......1000-1500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....East 25-30 mph.
Ventilation.........Excellent to marginal.
Haines Index........2.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........Max 68-71.
RH..................Min 20-25%.
20-Foot Winds.......East winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the
                    morning, becoming east-southeast at 6-10 mph with
                    gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......5000-6000 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....East around 20 mph increasing to 25-30 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Fair increasing to excellent in the afternoon.
Haines Index........4.

$$
Forecaster...Salas
Requested by...Roman Rodriguez
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/08/24
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.EMAIL roman.rodriguez@usda.gov