Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
460 FNUS75 KREV 082053 FWSREV Spot Forecast for Mill Canyon RX, MC2 & MC3...Forest Service, NV-HTF National Weather Service Reno NV 153 PM PDT Wed May 8 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on May 09. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service in Reno. .DISCUSSION... * A warming and drying trend ensues into the weekend as temperatures climb to 5-10 degrees above normal. Overnight humidity recoveries will be moderate (50-60%) into Friday, before decreasing Saturday and Sunday (40-50%). Minimum humidity will be poor each afternoon (around 20%). * Northeast afternoon and evening breezes with gusts to 30 mph are expected Thursday. Afternoon breezes will prevail through the weekend, except gusts will only top out around 20-25 mph. Ventilation will be good into the weekend. * A slight chance (10-15%) of afternoon thunderstorms begins Friday and continues into early next week. .THURSDAY... Sky/Weather.........Sunny. Temperature.........41 at ignition...Max 56-59. RH..................43% at ignition...Min 20-25%. 20-Foot Winds.......Winds north 10-15 mph becoming northeast 15-20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Chc Wetting Rain....0%. Mixing Height.......3600-4600 ft agl. Transport Winds.....East around 20 mph. Ventilation.........Good. Haines Index........2. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/Weather.........Clear. Temperature.........Min 36-39. RH..................Max 58-63%. 20-Foot Winds.......Northeast winds 10-15 mph becoming light. LAL.................1. Chc Wetting Rain....0%. Mixing Height.......900-1100 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northeast 10-15 mph. Ventilation.........Good in the evening becoming poor overnight. Haines Index........2. .FRIDAY... Sky/Weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Temperature.........Max 61-64. RH..................Min 17-22%. 20-Foot Winds.......Upslope 3-7 mph becoming northeast 10-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Chc Wetting Rain....5%. Mixing Height.......600 ft agl in the morning then 6100-7100 ft agl in the late morning and afternoon. Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming northeast around 10 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Ventilation.........Poor in the morning becoming good in the afternoon. Haines Index........3. $$ Forecaster...Johnston Requested by...Matthew Gill Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2413531.0/REV .DELDT 05/08/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL matthew.gill@usda.gov