140  
FNUS75 KREV 160240  
FWSREV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR VAN...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
740 PM PDT TUE JUL 15 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 PDT ON JULY 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
* BREEZY WEST WINDS FORECAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS  
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 20 MPH.  
 
* LOW CHANCES (<10%) FOR A BRIEF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DURING THE  
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS THROUGH THE WEEK.  
 
* LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WITH POOR RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT  
EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE  
LOWER 90S.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT FORECAST START...MAX 92-93.  
RH..................29% AT FORECAST START...MIN 13-14%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT FORECAST  
START...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH  
INCREASING TO 7-9 MPH GUSTING UP TO AROUND 15  
MPH STARTING AROUND 1400 PDT.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800-10800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION.........POOR TO EXCELLENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........4 1 1 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 10  
TEMP............65 80 88 91  
RH..............29 21 14 13  
20 FT WIND......NW 6G10 NW 5 NE 6G10 NW 9G15  
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4G6 NW 3 NE 4G6 NW 5G9  
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.7 4.0 9.4 11  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 5 W 5 SW 10 W 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 20 66 100  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR GOOD EXNT  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59-60.  
RH..................MAX 38-39%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8-13 MPH GUSTING UP TO AROUND 20  
MPH.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15-20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH  
AFTER 3 AM.  
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT DECREASING TO FAIR TO POOR IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM  
SKY (%).........4 9 8 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0 0  
TEMP............92 84 74 66  
RH..............14 21 31 34  
20 FT WIND......W 12G20 W 13G20 W 12G15 W 10G15  
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 7G12 W 8G12 W 7G9 W 6G9  
MX HT MSL (KFT).10 1.9 0.7 0.7  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 W 20 W 15 W 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..151 30 8 6  
VENTRATE CAT....EXNT FAIR POOR POOR  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 92-93.  
RH..................MIN 12-13%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7-8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 7 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200-10200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND  
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION.........POOR TO GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 5 AM 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM  
SKY (%).........5 4 5 11  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 10 10  
TEMP............60 69 85 92  
RH..............38 32 18 13  
20 FT WIND......W 8G10 W 6G10 W 5G10 W 7G15  
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 5G6 W 4G6 W 3G6 W 4G9  
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.7 1.2 5.3 11  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 W 5 SW 10 SW 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 7 43 109  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD EXNT  
 
 
FORECASTER...CHYBA  
REQUESTED BY...DALE MCDONALD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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.DELDT 07/16/25  
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