Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
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FNUS75 KREV 220045
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Spot Forecast for Gold Fire...NV Carson City BLM
National Weather Service Reno NV
545 PM PDT Mon Jul 21 2025
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on July 22.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.
.DISCUSSION...
* Daily chances of afternoon showers and thunderstorms are seen
for Tuesday going into the weekend with best chances on Thursday
and Friday.
* Cooler than normal temperatures are forecast for the rest of the
week with daytime highs in the 80s.
* Breezy westerly winds gusting up to around 20 mph are expected
Tuesday afternoon and evening allowing for very good to
excellent ventilation.
.TUESDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Temperature.........56 at forecast start...Max 80-83.
RH..................50% at forecast start...Min 15-20%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds southeast at 2 mph at forecast
start...otherwise Upslope 3-7 mph becoming west
7-10 mph late in the afternoon.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Chance of thunder...10%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 9200-10200 ft agl in the
late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming southwest 10-15 mph in the
late morning and afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to very good increasing to excellent late
in the afternoon.
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
Sky (%).........47 50 56 71
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............10 10 10 10
Chc of thdr (%).0 0 10 10
Temp............56 63 74 79
RH..............50 42 25 20
20 FT wind......SE 2G5 S 3G10 SW 6G15 W 9G15
Eye level wind..SE 1G3 S 2G6 SW 4G9 W 5G9
Mx ht msl (kft).0.3 4.5 9.2 10
Transport wind..SE 5 SW 10 SW 10 W 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..1 36 92 114
Ventrate Cat....POOR FAIR VYGD EXNT
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy then
becoming clear.
Temperature.........Min 55-56.
RH..................Max 45-47%.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds 7-12 mph becoming light.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...5%.
Mixing Height.......3200-4200 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Northwest 10-15 mph.
Ventilation.........Excellent to fair decreasing to poor overnight.
TIME (PDT) 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM
Sky (%).........54 63 45 22
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
Chc of thdr (%).10 0 0 0
Temp............80 74 67 60
RH..............20 24 33 42
20 FT wind......W 12G20 W 12G20 NW 9G15 W 6G10
Eye level wind..W 7G12 W 7G12 NW 5G9 W 4G6
Mx ht msl (kft).9.2 2.4 0.5 0.3
Transport wind..NW 15 W 15 NW 15 W 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..129 37 6 3
Ventrate Cat....EXNT FAIR POOR POOR
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........Max 83-84.
RH..................Min 15-17%.
20-Foot Winds.......Upslope 3-7 mph.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Chance of thunder...15%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 7900-8900 ft agl in the
late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds.
Ventilation.........Poor to fair.
TIME (PDT) 5 AM 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM
Sky (%).........13 8 6 10
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 10 10
Chc of thdr (%).0 0 20 20
Temp............56 60 73 82
RH..............46 40 23 17
20 FT wind......W 5 W 3G5 N 5G10 N 5G10
Eye level wind..W 3 W 2G3 N 3G6 N 3G6
Mx ht msl (kft).0.3 1.0 5.1 9.5
Transport wind..W 5 NW 5 N 5 SE 5
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2 6 25 38
Ventrate Cat....POOR POOR FAIR FAIR
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy then
becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
Temperature.........Min 56-57.
RH..................Max 54-56%.
20-Foot Winds.......Downslope 2-6 mph becoming west 7-12 mph in the
late evening and overnight, then decreasing to
7-8 mph after 3 am. Gusty and erratic winds
expected near thunderstorms in the evening.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Chance of thunder...15%.
Mixing Height.......3200-4200 ft agl in the evening.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming west around 20 mph late in
the evening, then decreasing to around 10 mph
overnight.
Ventilation.........Good to poor.
TIME (PDT) 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM
Sky (%).........40 50 26 35
Weather cov.....S CHC S CHC
Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE
Tstm cov........S CHC S CHC
CWR.............10 10 0 0
Chc of thdr (%).20 20 0 0
Temp............83 76 68 61
RH..............17 33 44 52
20 FT wind......NW 6G15 W 10G15 W 12G15 W 8G15
Eye level wind..NW 4G9 W 6G9 W 7G9 W 5G9
Mx ht msl (kft).12 2.1 0.4 0.3
Transport wind..N 5 W 20 W 10 W 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..69 33 4 3
Ventrate Cat....GOOD FAIR POOR POOR
.THURSDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy. Slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
Temperature.........Max 84-85.
RH..................Min 18-19%.
20-Foot Winds.......Upslope 3-7 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Chance of thunder...20%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 7500-8500 ft agl in the
late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....West around 10 mph early in the morning
becoming light.
Ventilation.........Poor to fair.
TIME (PDT) 5 AM 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM
Sky (%).........13 4 38 38
Weather cov..... S CHC S CHC
Weather type....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........ S CHC S CHC
CWR.............0 0 10 10
Chc of thdr (%).0 0 20 20
Temp............57 61 74 82
RH..............56 50 25 19
20 FT wind......W 6G10 W 3G5 N 3G10 E 6G15
Eye level wind..W 4G6 W 2G3 N 2G6 E 4G9
Mx ht msl (kft).0.3 1.1 4.2 9.1
Transport wind..W 10 NW 5 NW 5 S 5
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2 5 13 37
Ventrate Cat....POOR POOR MRGL FAIR
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy then
becoming clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
Temperature.........Min 56-57.
RH..................Max 56-58%.
20-Foot Winds.......Downslope 2-6 mph becoming west 7-10 mph in the
late evening and overnight. Gusty and erratic
winds expected near thunderstorms in the
evening.
Chc Wetting Rain....5% in the evening.
Chance of thunder...20%.
Mixing Height.......3100-4100 ft agl in the evening.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming west around 10 mph late in
the evening.
Ventilation.........Good to marginal in the evening.
TIME (PDT) 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM
Sky (%).........42 51 18 8
Weather cov.....S CHC S CHC
Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE
Tstm cov........S CHC S CHC
CWR.............10 10 M M
Chc of thdr (%).20 20 10 10
Temp............84 78 69 62
RH..............19 30 44 52
20 FT wind......W 6G15 W 10G15 W 10G15 W 7G10
Eye level wind..W 4G9 W 6G9 W 6G9 W 4G6
Mx ht msl (kft).12 2.0 M M
Transport wind..W 5 W 10 M M
Vrate kt-ft/1K..70 18 M M
Ventrate Cat....GOOD MRGL M M
$$
Forecaster...Chyba
Requested by...Shawn McEvers
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/21/25
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.EMAIL shawn_mcevers@firenet.gov