239  
FNUS75 KREV 201307  
FWSREV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKES BASIN RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
507 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PST ON NOVEMBER 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING  
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING  
 
*** STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WEDNESDAY ***  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
* STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ON WEDNESDAY. MARGINALLY DRY  
HUMIDITY COULD YIELD CRITICAL CONDITIONS IN RECEPTIVE FUELS.  
 
* A VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEKEND AND  
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH MULTIPLE WAVES OF GUSTY WINDS AND  
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN/SNOW.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 44.  
RH..................30% AT IGNITION...MIN 25%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 15-20 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LAL.................1.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL THEN 2500-3000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30-35 MPH INCREASING TO 35-45 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION.........POOR TO GOOD.  
HAINES INDEX........3.  
 
TIME (PST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM  
SKY (%).........25 17 11 11 12  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............30 34 40 42 44  
RH..............30 25 25 25 29  
20 FT WIND......SW 15 SW 20 SW 25 SW 25 SW 25  
20 FT WIND GUST.40 40 40 45 40  
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.1 1.1 2.0 2.0 1.7  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 30 SW 35 SW 45 SW 40 SW 35  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 33 67 67 64  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD GOOD GOOD  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.  
RH..................MAX 60%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
LAL.................1.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....5%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH.  
VENTILATION.........POOR.  
HAINES INDEX........3.  
 
TIME (PST) 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM  
SKY (%).........22 22 25 33 33 31  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE SNOW NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............40 37 36 36 33 32  
RH..............35 37 39 40 43 45  
20 FT WIND......SW 21 SW 21 SW 20 SW 20 SW 20 SW 18  
20 FT WIND GUST.35 35 30 30 30 30  
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 25 SW 25 SW 20 SW 25 SW 25 SW 20  
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 8 0 0 0 0  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 40.  
RH..................MIN 45%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 MPH.  
LAL.................1.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL THEN 1900-2600 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH INCREASING TO 25-30 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION.........POOR TO GOOD.  
HAINES INDEX........2.  
 
TIME (PST) 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM  
SKY (%).........38 38 41 22 22 13  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1  
TEMP............32 32 33 37 40 39  
RH..............47 56 60 57 52 48  
20 FT WIND......SW 17 SW 17 SW 15 SW 15 SW 15 SW 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 25 25 25  
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.1 0.1 0.1 2.0 2.0 2.6  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20 SW 20 SW 15 SW 25 SW 25 SW 30  
HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 0 47 47 65  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR GOOD  
 
FORECASTER...FUENTES  
REQUESTED BY...ALEX TEITELBAUM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2427043.0/REV  
.DELDT 11/20/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ALEXANDER.TEITELBAUM@USDA.GOV,WCRETINON@BLM.GOV  
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