707  
FNUS75 KREV 080516  
FWSREV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR INDEPENDENCE LAKE RX...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
1016 PM PDT TUE OCT 7 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
* INCREASED SOUTHWEST BREEZES AND VENTILATION THIS AFTERNOON WITH  
DRY CONDITIONS AND CLEAR SKIES.  
 
* COOLER AND BREEZIER THURSDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEATHER  
SYSTEM LATER THIS WEEK.  
 
* PRECIPITATION CHANCES INCREASE FRIDAY, WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES  
AND HIGHER AFTERNOON RH.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 59-64.  
RH..................66% AT IGNITION...MIN 30-32%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...  
OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST 7-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL THEN 6000-7000 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10-15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20-25  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION.........POOR TO GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM  
SKY (%).........4 3 3 3 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............38 47 58 61 61  
RH..............66 54 36 32 35  
20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7 SW 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 20  
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.3 4.0 7.0 7.0 7.0  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 S 15 SW 20 SW 20 S 25  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 56 132 132 147  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR GOOD EXNT EXNT EXNT  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35-38.  
RH..................MAX 86-91%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15-20 MPH.  
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD TO POOR.  
 
TIME (PDT) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM  
SKY (%).........15 15 16 6 6 13  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............57 49 44 41 40 39  
RH..............42 61 75 81 85 89  
20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 8 SW 6 S 8 S 8 S 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 20 20 15  
MX HT MSL (KFT).4.4 4.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 S 20 S 15 S 15 S 15 S 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..84 84 3 3 3 4  
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD VYGD POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52-56.  
RH..................MIN 45-50%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL THEN 3600-4600 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO 30-35 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION.........POOR TO EXCELLENT INCREASING TO EXCELLENT LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM  
SKY (%).........23 23 26 12 12 11  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............38 38 43 52 55 55  
RH..............90 88 77 55 46 46  
20 FT WIND......S 9 S 9 S 8 S 9 S 9 SW 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 15  
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.3 0.3 1.0 3.6 3.6 4.7  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 15 S 15 S 30 S 30 S 35  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 14 102 102 145  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR MRGL EXNT EXNT EXNT  
 

 
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