988
FNUS75 KREV 201328
FWSREV
SPOT FORECAST FOR DAVIS CREEK PILE BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
730 PM PST TUE FEB 19 2019
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.
DISCUSSION
ANOTHER FAST-MOVING STORM SYSTEM DROPS SOUTH ACROSS THE BURN AREA
TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH MORE SNOW SHOWERS, LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS AND
MODERATE WINDS. AFTER A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER FRIDAY,
ANOTHER STORM IS POSSIBLE LATE IN THE WEEKEND.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........22 AT IGNITION...MAX 29-32.
RH..................80% AT IGNITION...MIN 62-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 10-14 MPH WITH GUSTS 20-24 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC WETTING RAIN....50%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL THEN 4300-4600 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........POOR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 15-18
RH..................MAX 88-92%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS 18-22 MPH IN
THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC WETTING RAIN....15%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
VENTILATION.........POOR TO FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........3.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 25-28.
RH..................MIN 62-65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH-NORTHEAST 10-14 MPH SHIFTING TO EAST-
NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC WETTING RAIN....5%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5200 FT AGL IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE
AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3.
FORECASTER...MLF/WALLMANN
REQUESTED BY...ROSENDO ALVAREZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 1901642.1/REV
.DELDT 02/20/19
.EMAIL ROSENDOAALVAREZ@FS.FED.US
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