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FNUS75 KREV 181208
FWSREV
SPOT FORECAST FOR BOOT FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
505 AM PDT TUE SEP 18 2018
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.
DISCUSSION
TYPICAL DRY AFTERNOON BREEZES WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT FEW DAYS, BUT
WILL BE OF SHORTER DURATION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL FOR
MID-SEPTEMBER. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY
FOR MID SLOPES AND RIDGES. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MAY BRING PERIODS OF
GUSTY WINDS WITH PEAK GUSTS POSSIBLY 30-40 MPH THIS COMING WEEKEND.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-70.
RH..................MIN 7-11%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OR UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH
BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
20 MPH AFTER 1500.
LAL.................1.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL THEN 11000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4-5.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36-39...EXCEPT 42-45 MID/UPPER SLOPES.
RH..................MAX 36-40%...EXCEPT 25-30% MID/UPPER SLOPES.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING THEN 200-500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
VENTILATION.........GOOD DECREASING TO POOR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4-5.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
RH..................MIN 10-12%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL THEN 7500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. VENTILATION.........POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE
AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3-4.
FORECASTER...LAGUARDIA/MITTELSTADT
REQUESTED BY...TODD WOODWARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 1815915.0/REV
.DELDT 09/18/18
.EMAIL TODDWOODWARD@FS.FED.US
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