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FNUS75 KREV 230031
FWSREV

Spot Forecast for Gold Fire...NV Carson City BLM
National Weather Service Reno NV
531 PM PDT Tue Jul 22 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on July 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Daily chances of afternoon showers and thunderstorms are seen
  for Wednesday going into the weekend with best chances still
  being on Thursday and Friday.

* Cooler than normal temperatures are forecast for the rest of the
  week with daytime highs in the 80s.

* Light winds are expected on Wednesday morning before increasing
  a bit and becoming breezy in the afternoon allowing for good to
  excellent ventilation.


.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........56 at forecast start...Max 84-86.
RH..................48% at forecast start...Min 16-17%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds northwest at 5 mph at forecast
                    start...otherwise Upslope 3-7 mph.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...15%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 9800-10800 ft agl in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds.
Ventilation.........Poor to good.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........17        5         2         19
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         10        10
Chc of thdr (%).0         0         10        20
Temp............56        63        77        84
RH..............48        38        23        17
20 FT wind......NW 5      NW 5G10   N 6G10    E 6G10
Eye level wind..NW 3      NW 3G6    N 4G6     E 4G6
Mx ht msl (kft).0.3       2.8       8.4       11
Transport wind..NW 5      NW 5      SE 5      SE 5
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2         17        50        56
Ventrate Cat....POOR      MRGL      GOOD      GOOD

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming clear. Chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
Temperature.........Min 57-58.
RH..................Max 53-54%.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds 7-8 mph increasing to northwest 9-14
                    mph in the late evening and overnight. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
                    in the evening.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Chance of thunder...30%.
Mixing Height.......3100-4100 ft agl in the evening.
Transport Winds.....West 15-20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph
                    after 3 am.
Ventilation.........Excellent decreasing to fair to poor in the
                    late evening and overnight.

TIME (PDT)      5 PM      8 PM      11 PM     2 AM
Sky (%).........51        53        9         13
Weather cov.....CHANCE    CHANCE
Weather type....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........CHANCE    CHANCE
CWR.............10        10        0         0
Chc of thdr (%).30        30        0         0
Temp............85        78        68        62
RH..............17        28        41        47
20 FT wind......W 8G15    NW 12G20  NW 14G20  NW 10G15
Eye level wind..W 5G9     NW 7G12   NW 8G12   NW 6G9
Mx ht msl (kft).11        2.0       0.3       0.3
Transport wind..NW 15     W 20      W 15      W 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..167       36        4         3
Ventrate Cat....EXNT      FAIR      POOR      POOR

.THURSDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny then becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Temperature.........Max 83-85.
RH..................Min 18-19%.
20-Foot Winds.......Northwest winds around 7 mph early in the
                    morning becoming light. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Chance of thunder...30%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 8600-9600 ft agl in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Northwest around 10 mph in the morning becoming
                    light.
Ventilation.........Poor to good.

TIME (PDT)      5 AM      8 AM      11 AM     2 PM
Sky (%).........12        4         53        53
Weather cov.....                    CHANCE    CHANCE
Weather type....NONE      NONE      RNSHWR    RNSHWR
Tstm cov........                    CHANCE    CHANCE
CWR.............0         0         10        10
Chc of thdr (%).0         0         30        30
Temp............58        60        74        82
RH..............54        48        29        19
20 FT wind......NW 7G10   NW 5G10   NW 5G10   NE 6G15
Eye level wind..NW 4G6    NW 3G6    NW 3G6    NE 4G9
Mx ht msl (kft).0.3       1.1       4.0       10
Transport wind..NW 10     NW 10     E 5       SE 5
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2         7         20        52
Ventrate Cat....POOR      POOR      FAIR      GOOD

$$
Forecaster...Chyba
Requested by...Shawn McEvers
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2518375.2/REV
.DELDT 07/22/25
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.EMAIL shawn_mcevers@firenet.gov