663  
FNUS75 KREV 090950  
FWSREV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WADDLE RANCH VMP...CAL FIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
250 AM PDT THU OCT 9 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 09.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
* WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY INTO FRIDAY AHEAD OF  
AN APPROACHING SYSTEM ARRIVING THIS WEEKEND.  
 
* 20% CHANCE FOR LIGHT SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE  
LIGHT.  
 
* BETTER CHANCES (60%) FOR WETTING PRECIPITATION ARRIVES ON MONDAY THROUGH  
AT LEAST WEDNESDAY, WITH SNOW LEVELS HOVERING AROUND 6,500'  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.  
RH..................62% AT IGNITION...MIN 25%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH, INCREASING TO 10-18 MPH  
WITH GUSTS OF 25-30 MPH AFTER 1200.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900-5900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20-25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION.........GOOD TO EXCELLENT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM  
SKY (%).........16 5 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............41 60 65  
RH..............62 32 25  
20 FT WIND......SW 3G10 SW 9G15 SW 17G29  
MX HT MSL (KFT).4.1 5.8 5.9  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 S 25 S 30  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..69 128 141  
VENTRATE CAT....GOOD EXNT EXNT  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.  
RH..................MAX 84%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 9-17 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25-30 MPH EARLY IN  
THE EVENING, THEN SOUTH 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO 15-20 MPH IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN INCREASING  
TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD TO FAIR.  
 
TIME (PDT) 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM  
SKY (%).........5 6 7 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............60 47 46 45  
RH..............35 56 50 55  
20 FT WIND......SW 13G26 S 10G17 S 9G16 S 10G19  
MX HT MSL (KFT).4.5 1.7 1.6 1.9  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 25 S 15 S 20 S 25  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..91 24 26 38  
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD FAIR FAIR FAIR  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.  
RH..................MIN 33%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH, BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
11-18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-5700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20-25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION.........FAIR TO VERY GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 5 AM 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM  
SKY (%).........19 14 5 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............39 38 53 59  
RH..............72 78 40 33  
20 FT WIND......S 8G19 S 9G20 S 12G20 SW 16G30  
MX HT MSL (KFT).1.7 3.4 5.0 5.8  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 S 25 S 30 SW 30  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..31 79 140 163  
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR VYGD EXNT EXNT  
 
 
FORECASTER...MCKELLAR  
REQUESTED BY...MORGAN MOORE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 10/09/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL THOMAS.G.SMITH@FIRE.CA.GOV,COLIN.CARMICHAEL@FIRE.CA.GOV,MORG.MOORE95@YAHOO.COM  
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