891  
FNUS75 KREV 120421  
FWSREV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TAHOE HILLS RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
821 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 12.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
* HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MAINTAIN DRY AND MILD WEATHER  
WITH LIGHT EAST BREEZES THIS WEEK.  
 
* POOR MIXING DUE TO INVERSIONS AND LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS WILL  
IMPEDE SMOKE VENTILATION THIS WEEK.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
TEMPERATURE.........31-34 AT IGNITION...MAX 42-45.  
RH..................70-75% AT IGNITION...MIN 50-55%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS EAST AT 6 TO 10 MPH.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10-15 MPH.  
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL.  
 
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............32 39 42 43  
RH..............71 63 56 57  
20 FT WIND......SE 3 E 3 E 5 E 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15  
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 15 E 10 E 10 E 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 10 10 10  
VENTRATE CAT....MRGL MRGL MRGL MRGL  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26-29.  
RH..................MAX 70-75%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 4-8 MPH.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10-15 MPH.  
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL TO POOR.  
 
TIME (PST) 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM  
SKY (%).........5 5 5 5 5 4  
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............40 36 32 31 29 29  
RH..............59 66 64 65 67 66  
20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 6 NE 5 NE 5 E 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10  
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 15 E 15 E 15 E 15 E 15 E 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 9 9 9 9 8  
VENTRATE CAT....MRGL MRGL MRGL MRGL MRGL POOR  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47-50.  
RH..................MIN 45-50%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 3-7 MPH.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.  
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............29 27 31 40 46 47  
RH..............65 64 64 62 56 55  
20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 3 SE 2 E 2 E 2 E 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10  
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 E 10 E 10 E 10 E 10 E 5  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 8 8 5 5 5  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
 
 
FORECASTER...SALAS  
REQUESTED BY...DAVID DELEON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528644.0/REV  
.DELDT 01/12/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DAVID.DELEON@USDA.GOV  
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