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Spot Forecast for PALEN...CA-TNF/ USFS
National Weather Service Reno NV
952 PM PDT Sat Jul 13 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2100 PDT on July 13.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOWS
  UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

* Expect gusty southwest winds this evening from residual
  thunderstorm outflow boundaries.

* Winds will shift southerly overnight with chances for isolated
  showers. These showers could produce gusty and erratic
  outflows up to 35 mph.

* Additional showers and thunderstorms will be possible again
  Sunday afternoon with new ignitions possible.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. 30% chance of isolated showers with erratic
                    outflow gusts up to 35 mph.
Temperature.........72 at forecast start...Min 67.
RH..................30% at forecast start...Max 50%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds southwest 8-12 mph with gusts up to 25 mph,
                    becoming south-southeast 5-10 mph after midnight.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West around 10 mph shifting to the south-southeast
                    overnight.
Ventilation.........Poor.
Haines Index........3.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. 45% chance of showers in the
                    morning with thunderstorms possible after
                    1400 local.
Temperature.........Max 80.
RH..................Min 27%.
20-Foot Winds.......Upslope 3-7 mph becoming west 8-12 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
LAL.................1 until 1100, then 2.
Chc Wetting Rain....5% increasing to 15% in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 7900-8900 ft agl in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming west 10-15 mph in the late
                    morning and afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to good increasing to excellent late in
                    the afternoon.
Haines Index........3.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming clear.
Temperature.........Min 60.
RH..................Max 56%.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds 4-8 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
LAL.................1.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Mixing Height.......5800-6000 ft agl in the evening.
Transport Winds.....West around 10 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
Ventilation.........Good to poor.
Haines Index........2.

$$

Forecaster...Fuentes
Requested by...Paul Ithurburn
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417998.2/REV
.DELDT 07/13/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL paul.ithurburn@usda.gov