Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
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Spot Forecast for Galena Rx...Nevada Division of Forestry
National Weather Service Reno NV
605 AM PDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 PDT on March 11.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.
.DISCUSSION...
* Increasing southwest winds this afternoon with improved
ventilation.
* A strong winter storm is expected mid-week with gusty winds
and accumulating snow late Wednesday through Thursday.
* Showers may persist Friday and Saturday with another winter
storm Sunday and Monday.
.TODAY...
Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........32-35 at ignition...Max 51-53.
RH..................50-55% at ignition...Min 22-26%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds variable 3 mph at ignition...otherwise
Upslope 3-7 mph becoming south to southwest
6-10 mph in the afternoon.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......4500-5500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming southwest 10-15 mph in the
afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to very good.
TIME (PDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM
Sky (%).........24 19 10 9
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
Temp............35 43 49 48
RH..............51 43 37 42
20 FT wind......SW 3G5 SW 3G5 SW 5G10 SW 10G15
Mx ht msl (kft).0.8 1.9 4.7 5.6
Transport wind..SW 5 S 5 S 10 SW 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3 12 47 73
Ventrate Cat....POOR POOR FAIR GOOD
.TONIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of snow overnight.
Temperature.........Min 33-35.
RH..................Max 60-65%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 9-14 mph with gusts to around
25 mph.
Chc Wetting Rain....10%.
Mixing Height.......800-1200 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 10-20 mph.
Ventilation.........Marginal.
TIME (PDT) 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM
Sky (%).........30 19 40 74
Weather cov..... S CHC S CHC
Weather type....NONE NONE SNOW SNOW
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 10 10
Temp............46 38 36 36
RH..............46 60 64 66
20 FT wind......SW 14G20 SW 14G25 SW 14G25 SW 13G20
Mx ht msl (kft).3.2 1.2 1.0 1.1
Transport wind..SW 15 SW 15 SW 15 SW 20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..49 18 14 20
Ventrate Cat....FAIR MRGL MRGL MRGL
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. 25% of snow in the morning,
then snow likely in the afternoon. Snow may mix
with or change over to rain in the afternoon.
Temperature.........Max 42-45.
RH..................Min 50-55%.
20-Foot Winds.......South winds 11-16 mph increasing to 18-28 mph
in the late morning and afternoon. Gusts to
45 mph.
Chc Wetting Rain....50%.
Mixing Height.......3400-4400 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....South 15-25 mph increasing to 30-40 mph
in the late morning and afternoon.
Ventilation.........Fair increasing to excellent in the afternoon.
TIME (PDT) 5 AM 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM
Sky (%).........57 72 80 80
Weather cov.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY
Weather type....SNOW SNOW SNOW RNSN
Tstm cov........
CWR.............20 20 30 50
Temp............34 36 42 44
RH..............66 63 58 57
20 FT wind......S 14G20 S 16G25 S 26G40 S 28G45
Mx ht msl (kft).1.3 1.9 4.4 4.4
Transport wind..SW 20 S 20 S 35 S 50
Vrate kt-ft/1K..24 32 142 187
Ventrate Cat....POOR POOR VYGD EXNT
$$
Forecaster...Hohmann/McKellar
Requested by...Robert Mendoza
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2505318.0/REV
.DELDT 03/11/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL r.rmendoza@forestry.nv.gov