Today is Windiest; Much Cooler More Humid Air Tonight and Tomorrow; More Wind Starting Sunday
The Davis Fire, is currently at 31% containment. It jumped Mt. Rose Highway but that was quickly extinguished. However, winds are about to pick up. That is the bad news. The good news is they will die down this evening. We are looking at 25Kt winds for this afternoon and through most of the evening. Then the winds are forecast to calm by 11pm. Here is the the forecast for this afternoon and evening: As you can clearly see, winds will be coming from the west to southwest. However, the models are pretty clear that the winds will calm as we move into later tonight. Here is the wind forecast for 11pm: Winds should calm down considerably. The European model has much lighter winds. We are expecting winds in the 20kt range with gusts to 35kts through about 6:00. Then they will begin to die down. This is not what was forecast elsewhere, but I am not sure what models they are looking at. I am not a fire expert, but I do NOT expect the gloom and doom that was presented in last nights ...