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FNUS75 KREV 130502
FWSREV
SPOT FORECAST FOR TAHOE HILLS RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
902 PM PST MON JAN 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.
DISCUSSION
* HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD WILL MAINTAIN DRY AND MILD WEATHER
WITH LIGHT, TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
* STRONG INVERSIONS AND LIMITED MIXING WILL YIELD POOR
SMOKE VENTILATION THIS WEEK AND WEEKEND.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........32-35 AT IGNITION...MAX 46-49.
RH..................65-70% AT IGNITION...MIN 25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT IGNITION, THEN
NORTHEAST WINDS AT 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING, INCREASING
TO 400-700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION.........POOR.
TIME (PST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM
SKY (%).........6 3 2 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 43 46 45
RH..............63 57 56 57
20 FT WIND......S 2 NE 2 NE 4 NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 E 10 E 10 E 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 7 7 7
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30-33.
RH..................MAX 70-75%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 2-6 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10-15 MPH.
VENTILATION.........POOR.
TIME (PST) 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM
SKY (%).........5 5 7 6 6 5
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............43 37 34 32 33 31
RH..............60 66 66 72 71 67
20 FT WIND......NE 2 NE 2 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 10
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 E 10 E 10 E 10 E 10 E 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 7 7 8 8 8
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49-52.
RH..................MIN 25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION.........POOR.
TIME (PST) 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM
SKY (%).........3 3 6 3 3 2
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............31 30 34 41 47 48
RH..............63 65 64 59 55 54
20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 NE 3 NE 5 NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.8
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 E 10 E 10 E 10 E 10 E 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 8 7 6 6 7
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
FORECASTER...SALAS
REQUESTED BY...DAVID DELEON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528644.1/REV
.DELDT 01/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID.DELEON@USDA.GOV
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