730  
FNUS75 KREV 211426  
FWSREV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR REDS MEADOW PILE RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
626 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON DECEMBER 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
* GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND SHOWERS TODAY WILL BRING  
BETTER VENTILATION.  
 
* A 30% CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT INTO  
SUNDAY.  
 
* A STRONGER STORM IS ON TRACK TUESDAY BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND  
HEAVIER PRECIPITATION.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
TEMPERATURE.........28-32 AT IGNITION...MAX 38-44.  
RH..................50-60% AT IGNITION...MIN 42-47%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 22 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 17-22 MPH  
BECOMING 15-25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS  
TO 45 MPH.  
LAL.................1.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL THEN 600-800 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 30  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD.  
HAINES INDEX........3.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30-33.  
RH..................MAX 80-90%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 MPH.  
LAL.................1.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....5%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL.  
HAINES INDEX........2.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 36-42.  
RH..................MIN 71-76%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 MPH.  
LAL.................1.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....30% DECREASING TO 10% IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING THEN 600-800 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.  
VENTILATION.........GOOD.  
HAINES INDEX........2.  
 

 
FORECASTER...RICHARDS/SALAS  
REQUESTED BY...ALEX TEITELBAUM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2428049.13/REV  
.DELDT 12/21/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NICKLAS.CHAPLIN@USDA.GOV,LUCAS.HURLEY@USDA.GOV,JEFFREY.KARL@USDA.GOV,ALEXANDER.TEITELBAUM@USDA.GOV  
 
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