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FNUS75 KREV 170429
FWSREV
SPOT FORECAST FOR DOG VALLEY PILE BURN...USFS HTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
829 PM PST MON FEB 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.
DISCUSSION
* WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL, GUSTY WINDS, AND BLOWING SNOW
EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY.
* ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ON THURSDAY, BUT
WITH LOWER AMOUNTS.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WITH
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8-12 INCHES.
TEMPERATURE.........25 AT IGNITION...MAX 31.
RH..................77% AT IGNITION...MIN 73%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH, DECREASING TO
30 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
CHC WETTING RAIN....90%.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5-10%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35-45 MPH.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT.
TIME (PST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........92 96 96 94 95
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............80 90 90 90 80
CHC OF THDR (%).0 10 10 10 10
TEMP............25 27 29 30 29
RH..............77 84 79 75 75
20 FT WIND......S 15 S 20 S 17 SW 15 SW 15
20 FT WIND GUST.35 40 35 30 30
MX HT MSL (KFT).4.1 4.3 4.3 4.4 3.5
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 25 SW 35 SW 40 SW 45 SW 40
VRATE KT-FT/1K..94 126 126 114 87
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD EXNT EXNT EXNT VYGD
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 80% CHANCE OF SNOW,
DECREASING TO 30% BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 15.
RH..................MAX 81%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH,
DECREASING TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CHC WETTING RAIN....80% DECREASING TO 10% OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5-10%, THEN DECREASING OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH BECOMING WEST 15-20 MPH.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD TO MARGINAL.
TIME (PST) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........95 88 73 73
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............80 80 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 0 0
TEMP............28 24 22 19
RH..............81 81 79 78
20 FT WIND......SW 15G25 SW 12G25 W 9G15 W 8G15
MX HT MSL (KFT).3.5 1.5 1.4 1.2
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 30 W 20 W 15 W 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..87 30 20 13
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD FAIR FAIR MRGL
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 40% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WITH
LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 29.
RH..................MIN 65%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....5%.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...<5%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL TO EXCELLENT.
TIME (PST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........54 54 65 65
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 3 3
TEMP............16 21 27 28
RH..............76 75 70 65
20 FT WIND......W 9G15 W 10G15 W 14G25 W 14G25
MX HT MSL (KFT).1.5 1.6 3.2 4.9
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 W 15 W 25 W 25
VRATE KT-FT/1K..20 19 67 113
VENTRATE CAT....MRGL MRGL GOOD EXNT
FORECASTER...FUENTES
REQUESTED BY...RYAN BELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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