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FNUS75 KREV 040453  
FWSREV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD RX...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
853 PM PST TUE FEB 3 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 04.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
* MIXING AND VENTILATION REMAIN POOR THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.  
 
* DRY CONDITIONS WITH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT MAINLY  
TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS PREVAIL THIS WEEK.  
 
* THE WEATHER PATTERN IS PROJECTED TO CHANGE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK,  
WITH INCREASING BREEZES AND SNOW SHOWER CHANCES.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 44.  
RH..................39% AT IGNITION...MIN 34%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS EAST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
VENTILATION.........POOR.  
 
TIME (PST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........6 3 3 5 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............30 39 42 43 42  
RH..............59 44 37 35 42  
20 FT WIND......E 2 E 3 E 3 SE 3 SE 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10  
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 0 0 0  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.  
RH..................MAX 69%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2-6 MPH.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
VENTILATION.........POOR.  
 
TIME (PST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........10 18 14 14 12 13  
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............38 33 31 30 30 29  
RH..............48 53 58 63 69 68  
20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 3 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 5 5  
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 5 S 5 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 0 0 0 0  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44.  
RH..................MIN 36%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
VENTILATION.........POOR.  
 
TIME (PST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........13 6 6 6 9 21  
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............28 32 39 42 43 42  
RH..............69 60 45 39 36 39  
20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 5 S 5 SE 5 S 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10  
MX HT MSL (KFT).0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 10 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..0 0 0 0 1 0  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
 
 
FORECASTER...DEUTSCHENDORF  
REQUESTED BY...KALI DISPARTE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2601438.2/REV  
.DELDT 02/04/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KDISPARTE@BLM.GOV  
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