043
FNUS75 KREV 090908
FWSREV
SPOT FORECAST FOR INDEPENDENCE LAKE RX...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
208 AM PDT THU OCT 9 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0608 PDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.
DISCUSSION
* SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING SYSTEM.
* THERE IS AROUND A 30% FOR PRECIPITATION BY SATURDAY MORNING.
SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 7,000'.
* BETTER PRECIPITATION CHANCES (50-60%) BY MID-MONDAY INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY, WITH SNOW LEVELS BETWEEN 5,500-6,500'.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY, BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................75% AT IGNITION...MIN 36%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL THEN 2800-3800 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25-30 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........POOR TO VERY GOOD.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........30 15 15 10 5 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............42 45 49 54 58 55
RH..............75 65 52 40 36 41
20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7 S 7 S 8 S 8 S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 15 16 16 15
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.3 0.7 2.2 3.5 3.8 3.4
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 25 S 25 S 30 S 30 S 30
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 46 46 88 100 100
VENTRATE CAT....POOR GOOD GOOD VYGD VYGD VYGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 85%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO 15-20 MPH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION.........GOOD TO POOR.
TIME (PDT) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM
SKY (%).........5 5 7 6 6 8
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............53 47 42 41 40 39
RH..............49 63 68 65 72 79
20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 10 S 12 S 11 S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 16 18 20 20
MX HT MSL (KFT).2.9 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSPORT WIND..S 25 S 25 S 15 S 20 S 20 S 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..61 61 11 5 5 5
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD GOOD MRGL POOR POOR POOR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 36%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7-10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL THEN 3500-4300 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20-25 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND
35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........POOR TO VERY GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (PDT) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM
SKY (%).........16 16 13 8 8 8
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............37 36 43 50 54 52
RH..............85 84 74 57 43 36
20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10 SW 10 SW 15
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 25
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.3 0.3 1.9 3.6 4.3 4.3
TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 S 20 S 25 S 35 S 35 SW 35
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 43 96 96 129
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD VYGD VYGD EXNT
FORECASTER...MCKELLAR
REQUESTED BY...LYNDSEY LASCHECK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2523068.2/REV
.DELDT 10/09/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CARMELLA.STIRRAT@TNC.ORG,LYNDSEY.LASCHECK@TNC.ORG
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page