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Spot Forecast for Spring Valley...Blm
National Weather Service Reno NV
119 AM PDT Wed Jul 17 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1000 PDT on July 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Enhanced westerly breezes expected through Thursday.

* Chances for isolated showers and thunderstorms return Thursday,
  with storms becoming more scattered in coverage this weekend.

* Storms will be mainly dry, with biggest concerns for gusty
  outflows and dry lightning strikes.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy. Slight
                    chance for isolated light showers and
                    thunderstorms in the vicinity between 1200-
                    1900 local.
Temperature.........Max 85-87.
RH..................Min 18-20%.
20-Foot Winds.......Slope winds in the morning becoming west
                    at 8-11 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and
                    erratic outflow winds to 50 mph possible
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......10400-11400 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming south around 10 mph early
                    in the afternoon, then becoming light late in
                    the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to very good.
Haines Index........5.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming clear.
Temperature.........Min 54-56.
RH..................Max 46-48%.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds 7-12 mph in the evening becoming
                    slope winds overnight.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......600-800 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest around 10 mph shifting to the west in
                    the evening, then becoming light overnight.
Ventilation.........Excellent to poor.
Haines Index........5.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
                    Slight chance for isolated light showers and
                    thunderstorms in the vicinity between 1200-
                    2000 local.
Temperature.........Max 87-89.
RH..................Min 17-19%.
20-Foot Winds.......Slope winds in the morning becoming west-
                    northwest at 6-9 mph in the afternoon. Gusty
                    and erratic winds to 50 mph possible near
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......10300-11300 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming south around 10 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to very good.
Haines Index........5.

$$
Forecaster...Whitlam
Requested by...Robert Hilfer
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2418244.0/REV
.DELDT 07/17/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL rhilfer@blm.gov