FNUS75 KREV 260433 FWSREV Spot Forecast for Monitor Pass Rx Piles...USFS National Weather Service Reno NV 933 PM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 2100 PDT on April 25. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service in Reno. .DISCUSSION... * Shower chances have increased to 70% Friday with a 25% chance of lightning. * Westerly gusts around 30 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms early-late in the afternoon. * Drier conditions will prevail Saturday and Sunday with breezy northwesterly winds. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers overnight. Temperature.........Min 33. RH..................Max 84%. 20-Foot Winds.......Southwest 15-20 mph. LAL.................1. Chc Wetting Rain....5%. Mixing Height.......600-800 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Southwest 20-25 mph. Ventilation.........Marginal. Haines Index........2. .FRIDAY... Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. 30% chance of snow showers in the morning, then 70% chance of snow showers with a 25% chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Temperature.........Max 41. RH..................Min 54%. 20-Foot Winds.......West winds 16-20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. LAL.................1 until 1100, then 2. Chc Wetting Rain....10% increasing to 30% in the afternoon. Mixing Height.......600 ft agl in the morning then 6500-7500 ft agl in the late morning and afternoon. Transport Winds.....West 15-20 mph. Ventilation.........Marginal to good increasing to excellent in the afternoon. Haines Index........3. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Temperature.........Min 28. RH..................Max 84%. 20-Foot Winds.......Northwest winds 12-15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph becoming light. LAL.................2 until 2300, then 1. Chc Wetting Rain....5%. Mixing Height.......1600-2100 ft agl decreasing to 600 ft agl overnight, then then 600-800 ft agl after 3 am. Transport Winds.....Northwest 10-15 mph in the evening and overnight becoming light. Ventilation.........Very good to poor. Haines Index........2 to 3. .SATURDAY... Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming sunny. Temperature.........Max 50. RH..................Min 38%. 20-Foot Winds.......Northwest 7-9 mph early in the afternoon, then increasing to 9-14 mph late in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Chc Wetting Rain....0%. Mixing Height.......5200-6200 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming northwest 10-15 mph in the afternoon. Ventilation.........Poor to very good. Haines Index........2. $$ Forecaster...Collins Requested by...Travis Shoemaker Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2412538.0/REV .DELDT 04/25/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL travis.shoemaker@usda.gov