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FNUS75 KREV 210343
FWSREV
SPOT FORECAST FOR INDEPENDENCE...USFS TAHOE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
743 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.
DISCUSSION
* RAIN CHANCES EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY WITH STRONG AND GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
* AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
* MAINLY RAIN EXPECTED WITH THE FRI-SAT STORM WITH A COLDER SYSTEM
PROVIDING BETTER CHANCES FOR SNOWFALL SUN-MON.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 75% CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING,
DECREASING TO 50% IN THE AFTERNOON..
TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 41.
RH..................87% AT IGNITION...MIN 71%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 14-18 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 38 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC WETTING RAIN....60%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35-40 MPH.
VENTILATION.........GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........2.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 85%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH IN THE EVENING, INCREASING
TO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC WETTING RAIN....45% DECREASING TO 35% OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20-25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 40-50 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
VENTILATION.........FAIR.
HAINES INDEX........2.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 42.
RH..................MIN 69%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 12-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC WETTING RAIN....60% INCREASING TO 80% IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25-30 MPH INCREASING TO 35-40 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL TO VERY GOOD.
HAINES INDEX........2.
FORECASTER...FUENTES
REQUESTED BY...FRANK BOJORQUEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 11/21/24
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