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FNUS75 KREV 192135
FWSREV
SPOT FORECAST FOR INDEPENDENCE...USFS TAHOE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
135 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.
DISCUSSION
* STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY, WINDS SLOWLY
DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* MEANWHILE, EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY WITH A TRANSITION
TO RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
* ACTIVE WEATHER WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND WITH PERIODS OF
RAIN AND SNOW AS WELL AS GUSTY WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY.
TEMPERATURE.........37-40 AT IGNITION...MAX 44-47.
RH..................56-60% AT IGNITION...MIN 48-52%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 16-26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
45 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 16-21 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 35 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC WETTING RAIN....80%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 50 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AND
DECREASING TO AROUND 40 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........GOOD TO VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........2.
TIME (PST) 10 AM 1 PM
SKY (%).........82 88
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............80 80
LAL.............1 1
TEMP............39 42
RH..............58 74
20 FT WIND......SW 26G45 S 21G35
MX HT MSL (KFT).2.2 1.8
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 50 S 40
HAINES INDEX....2 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..94 66
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD GOOD
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34-39.
RH..................MAX 94-96%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
MPH DECREASING TO 10-15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC WETTING RAIN....80%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25-30 MPH.
VENTILATION.........FAIR TO MARGINAL.
HAINES INDEX........2.
TIME (PST) 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM
SKY (%).........88 89 89 89
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............80 80 80 80
LAL.............1 1 1 1
TEMP............40 37 37 34
RH..............85 96 95 94
20 FT WIND......S 18G30 S 15G25 S 15G25 S 13G20
MX HT MSL (KFT).1.3 1.1 1.0 0.8
TRANSPORT WIND..S 30 SW 30 SW 25 SW 25
HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..36 27 23 17
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 41-46.
RH..................MIN 59-62%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9-14 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC WETTING RAIN....70% DECREASING TO 50% IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL TO GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3.
TIME (PST) 4 AM 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM
SKY (%).........82 82 73 73
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............70 70 50 50
LAL.............1 1 1 1
TEMP............33 34 40 43
RH..............94 90 79 70
20 FT WIND......S 12G20 S 13G20 SW 14G20 SW 13G20
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.7 0.7 1.9 2.3
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 25 S 20 S 30 SW 30
HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..14 12 47 54
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR FAIR FAIR
FORECASTER...CRESPO
REQUESTED BY...FRANK BOJORQUEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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