154  
FNUS75 KREV 031520  
FWSREV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST ZONE ROADS RX...USFS-TAHOE NF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
720 AM PST MON NOV 3 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PST ON NOVEMBER 03.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.  
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
* SLIGHT COOLING TREND THROUGH TUESDAY WITH SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS  
TO 20-25 MPH EACH AFTERNOON, ALLOWING FOR IMPROVED MIXING.  
 
* DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY, THEN WIDESPREAD RAIN  
RETURNS ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
* STRONG WINDS DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, WITH  
POTENTIAL PEAK GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.  
RH..................40% AT IGNITION...MIN 38%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.  
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.  
 
TIME (PST) NOON 2 PM  
SKY (%).........3 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0  
TEMP............59 60  
RH..............40 40  
20 FT WIND......SW 13 SW 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20  
MX HT MSL (KFT).4.5 4.4  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 30 SW 30  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..111 120  
VENTRATE CAT....EXNT EXNT  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.  
RH..................MAX 97%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 MPH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO 15-20 MPH  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD IN THE EVENING THEN MARGINAL.  
 
TIME (PST) 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM  
SKY (%).........18 18 17 41 41 36  
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............56 49 45 42 39 37  
RH..............47 60 68 70 81 86  
20 FT WIND......SW 13 SW 13 S 14 SW 12 SW 12 SW 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 20 20 10  
MX HT MSL (KFT).3.4 3.4 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 30 SW 30 SW 20 SW 15 SW 15 SW 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..81 81 19 15 15 14  
VENTRATE CAT....VYGD VYGD MRGL MRGL MRGL MRGL  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.  
RH..................MIN 41%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-13 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25-30 MPH  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL THEN BECOMING EXCELLENT BY LATE MORNING.  
 
TIME (PST) 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM  
SKY (%).........69 69 73 50 50 48  
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............35 33 37 48 55 57  
RH..............88 97 88 65 46 40  
20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 S 6 S 10 S 10 SW 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 20  
MX HT MSL (KFT).1.0 1.0 3.0 4.1 4.1 4.7  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 15 SW 15 SW 25 SW 30 SW 30 SW 30  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 13 66 102 102 127  
VENTRATE CAT....MRGL MRGL GOOD EXNT EXNT EXNT  
 
 
FORECASTER...DEUTSCHENDORF  
REQUESTED BY...GREG LOWDERMILK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2524910.1/REV  
.DELDT 11/03/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GREGORY.LOWDERMILK@USDA.GOV,KEVIN.MECHUM@USDA.GOV  
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