974  
FNUS75 KREV 201310  
FWSREV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE BASIN PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
510 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.  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY  
ABOVE 5000 FEET...  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
* STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
* SNOW EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN AS SNOW LEVELS  
RISE OVER 7000 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
 
* A VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK  
WITH MULTIPLE WAVES OF GUSTY WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY  
RAIN/SNOW.  
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 30% CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE  
MORNING, INCREASING TO 85% IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN MIXING  
WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3-6 INCHES.  
TEMPERATURE.........32 AT IGNITION...MAX 42.  
RH..................75% AT IGNITION, INCREASING TO 90% IN THE AFTERNOON.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH,  
THEN DECREASING TO GUSTS OF 30-35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.  
LAL.................1.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....55% INCREASING TO 90% IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL THEN 1000-1500 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 40-45 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN  
DECREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION.........POOR TO GOOD.  
HAINES INDEX........2.  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.  
RH..................MAX 100%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.  
LAL.................1.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....95%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25-30 MPH.  
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL TO POOR.  
HAINES INDEX........2.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 38.  
RH..................MIN 82%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.  
LAL.................1.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....85% DECREASING TO 75% IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL THEN 800-1000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
25-30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION.........POOR TO FAIR.  
HAINES INDEX........2.  
   
OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27 THROUGH TUESDAY DECEMBER 03
 
 
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.  
 

 
FORECASTER...FUENTES  
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ENRIQUEZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 11/20/24  
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