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FNUS75 KREV 240746
FWSREV
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHOSHONE FIRE...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1246 AM PDT MON AUG 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.
DISCUSSION
* WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN ACROSS THE FIRE. OTHERWISE, WINDS ARE
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON ON THE RIDGES AND EXPOSED SLOPES.
* SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WITH POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. NO
PRECIPITATION ANTICIPATED THIS WEEK.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........
VALLEY/SLOPE....MAX 90-94.
RIDGELINE.......MAX 82-85.
RH..................MIN 16-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEY..........TERRAIN DRIVEN 3-7 MPH IN SHELTERED AREAS. OTHERWISE
WEST 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGELINE.......SOUTH 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING, BECOMING WEST 6-10 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING, THEN AROUND 12,000 FT
AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........POOR IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY, CLEAR BY DAYBREAK.
TEMPERATURE.........
VALLEY/SLOPE....MIN 60-63.
RIDGELINE.......MIN 57-60.
RH..................
VALLEY/SLOPE....MAX 39-42%.
RIDGELINE.......MAX 46-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEY..........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
AFTER 10 PM PDT.
RIDGELINE.......WEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING,
THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO POOR
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR EARLY, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY BY THE LATE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........
VALLEY/SLOPE....MAX 90-93.
RIDGELINE.......MAX 83-86.
RH..................MIN 15-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......
VALLEY..........TERRAIN DRIVEN 3-7 MPH IN SHELTERED AREAS. OTHERWISE
NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGELINE.......SOUTH 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING, BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING, THEN AROUND 12,000 FT
AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........POOR IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...MCKELLAR
REQUESTED BY...GRANT MOSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620261.1/REV
.DELDT 08/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL GRANTJMOSS@GMAIL.COM
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