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Spot Forecast for Dog Valley Understory 13-14...USFS
National Weather Service Reno NV
1044 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...

* Winds will remain light with southwest breezes in the afternoon.
  Breezes may alternate between west-southwest and east-southeast at
  times in the afternoon but will remain below 20 mph.

* Warm and dry conditions with good ventilation in the afternoon
  will prevail into early next week.

* Chances for increased breezes and showers at the burn site increase
  in the middle of next week.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy in the morning becoming partly cloudy.
Temperature.........44-47 at ignition...Max 67-70.
RH..................40-45% at ignition...Min 20-25%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southeast winds 2-5 mph at ignition...becoming
                    west-southwest winds 6-10 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......6000-7000 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West around 20 mph.
Ventilation.........Marginal to very good.
Haines Index........3.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear then becoming mostly cloudy.
Temperature.........Min 33-36.
RH..................Max 80-90%.
20-Foot Winds.......Downslope 2-5 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......5500-6000 ft agl in the evening decreasing
                    to 600 ft agl overnight.
Transport Winds.....West 10-15 mph.
Ventilation.........Good to poor.
Haines Index........3.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny.
Temperature.........Max 71-74.
RH..................Min 20-25%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southeast winds 2-5 mph becoming northwest at
                    8-12 mph in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl in the morning then 7000-7500 ft agl
                    in the afternoon.
Transport Winds.....West 10-20 mph.
Ventilation.........Good to excellent.
Haines Index........3.

$$
Forecaster...Salas
Requested by...Mike watson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411288.1/REV
.DELDT 04/19/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Robert.dailey@usda.gov,Michael.watsonquiroz@usda.gov


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