686  
FNUS75 KREV 191211  
FWSREV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG HILL 29...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
511 AM PDT MON MAY 19 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON MAY 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
* AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS FROM THE WEST WITH SPEEDS UP TO 15-20 MPH.  
 
* WARMING AND DRYING TREND STARTS TOMORROW.  
 
* OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DECLINE BY MIDWEEK, WITH  
DECENT RECOVERIES EACH AFTERNOON.  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
TEMPERATURE.........36-38 AT IGNITION...MAX 70-75.  
RH..................73-78% AT IGNITION...MIN 25-30%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 2 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700-8700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL TO VERY GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41-43.  
RH..................MAX 76-81%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2-6 MPH.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT,  
THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER 3  
AM.  
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT DECREASING TO MARGINAL IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-76.  
RH..................MIN 20-25%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300-7700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL TO EXCELLENT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SLOPE  
WINDS.    
THURSDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SLOPE WINDS.    
FRIDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SLOPE WINDS.    
SATURDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.    
SUNDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
 

 
FORECASTER...RICHARDS/CRESPO  
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ENRIQUEZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2512202.12/REV  
.DELDT 05/19/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ROMAN.RODRIGUEZ@USDA.GOV,CHRISTIAN.ENRIQUEZ@USDA.GOV,CHRISTOPHER.VOELKER@USDA.GOV  
 
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