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Spot Forecast for Magalia Rx...Plumas NF
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
1224 AM PDT Mon May 12 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on May 12.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms are expected today
with continued gusty south winds. Showers begin this morning with
chances for thunderstorms late this morning through the late
afternoon (15-25% chance of thunderstorm development). Gusts up to
20-30 mph are forecasted, tapering off late morning through this
evening. Tuesday will have a 10-20% chance of thunderstorms with
best chances over the Sierra.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and slight
                    chance of thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....48-52.
Min humidity........73-77 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South winds 7 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20-30 mph
                    early in the morning. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms late in the
                    morning.
 Ridgetop...........South winds 10 to 18 mph with gusts up to
                    25-35 mph.
Mixing height.......2900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 9 to 18 mph.
CWR.................72 percent decreasing to 36 percent.
Chance of thunder...15-25 percent.

TIME (PDT)      8 AM      11 AM     2 PM      5 PM
Sky cover.......CLOUDY    CLOUDY    MCLDY     MCLDY
CWR.............70        60        60        40
Chc of thdr (%).10        20        25        20
Temp............42        44        48        49
RH..............95        95        89        76
SL/VL wind......S 12G25   S 10G21   S 8G18    S 5G14
Ridgetop wind...SW 30     SW 25     SW 15     W 10
Mix hgt (ft)....1500      2200      2900      2200
Transport wind..S 18      S 16      S 14      S 9

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the
                    evening. Chance of rain showers in the evening,
                    then slight chance of rain showers late in the
                    evening.
Min temperature.....39-43.
Max humidity........85-89 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South winds 5 to 10 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms early in the
                    evening.
 Ridgetop...........South 8 to 12 mph shifting to the northeast 7 to
                    10 mph late in the evening.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 9 mph becoming 8 to 9 mph in the
                    evening, then shifting to the northeast 7 to 8
                    mph late in the evening.
CWR.................36 percent decreasing to 2 percent.
Chance of thunder...10-20 percent.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
Sky cover.......MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
CWR.............40           40           20
Chc of thdr (%).20           10           0
Temp............50           45           43
RH..............75           87           87
SL/VL wind......S 7G14       SE 3G9       NE 2G6
Ridgetop wind...S 15         SE 10        NE 5
Mix hgt (ft)....2200         700          600
Transport wind..S 9          S 8          NE 7

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....58-62.
Min humidity........41-45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming west 5 to 6 mph late in
                    the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........North 6 to 7 mph shifting to the west 8 to 15
                    mph late in the morning.
Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 7 mph shifting to the west 7 to 13
                    mph late in the morning.
CWR.................7 percent.
Chance of thunder...10 percent.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky cover.......PCLDY     MCLEAR    PCLDY     MCLEAR
CWR.............0         0         10        10
Chc of thdr (%).0         0         10        15
Temp............43        48        54        58
RH..............84        74        64        50
SL/VL wind......N 2G6     N 2G7     W 3G10    W 6G15
Ridgetop wind...NE 5      NE 5      N 10      N 15
Mix hgt (ft)....400       1800      3900      5400
Transport wind..N 7       N 6       W 7       W 9

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Light
winds.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Light
winds.

$$
Forecaster...DA
Requested by...Frank Bojorquez
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2513759.0/STO
.DELDT 05/12/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jason.t.miller@usda.gov,jessup.coakley@usda.gov,mark.cresalia@usda.gov,daron.jackson@usda.gov