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Spot Forecast for Monitor...USFS
National Weather Service Reno NV
422 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 PDT on April 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Low pressure off the west coast will result in scattered afternoon
  showers with 20% chances for thunderstorms Wednesday and Friday.

* Shower chances will dip below 10% on Thursday but increasing
  winds are expected with gusts up to 25-30 mph.

* Drier conditions will prevail Saturday and Sunday with breezy NW
  winds.


.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. 40% chance of showers with a 20%
                    chance of thunderstorms after 1400 local.
Temperature.........48 at ignition...Max 52.
RH..................52% at ignition...Min 40%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds west-northwest 8-12 mph with gusts up to 20 mph
                    in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
LAL.................1 until 1100, then 2.
Chc Wetting Rain....0% increasing to 10% in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......4500-5500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming west 10-15 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Ventilation.........Marginal to very good.
Haines Index........3.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...


Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
                    15% chance of thunderstorms in the early evening.
Temperature.........Min 32.
RH..................Max 80%.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds 8-14 mph decreasing to 4-8 mph
                    overnight.
LAL.................2 until 2000, then 1.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Mixing Height.......1000-1500 ft agl decreasing to 600 ft agl
                    overnight.
Transport Winds.....West 15-20 mph in the evening becoming light.
Ventilation.........Good to poor.
Haines Index........3.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy. Shower chances
                    below 10%.
Temperature.........Max 47.
RH..................Min 48%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 4-8 mph increasing to 12-18 mph
                    with gusts to around 30 mph.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl in the morning then 3600-4600 ft agl
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming southwest around 30 mph.
Ventilation.........Poor to excellent.
Haines Index........2.

$$

Forecaster...Fuentes/Lindaman
Requested by...Travis Shoemaker
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412135.0/REV
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL travis.shoemaker@usda.gov