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Spot Forecast for Rancho...BLM NV-CCD
National Weather Service Reno NV
800 PM PDT Fri Aug 15 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on August 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Breezy west winds will arrive each afternoon this weekend with
  driest conditions Saturday afternoon.

* Cooler than normal temperatures and higher humidity will prevail
  Sunday. Expect very good overnight recoveries Saturday and Sunday
  nights.

* Building high pressure will result in a warming and drying trend
  next week.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........57-60 at forecast start...Max 80-83.
RH..................50% at forecast start...Min 12-17%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds northwest at 4-8 mph at forecast start,
                    increasing to west at 12-17 mph with gusts
                    up to 30 mph after 1400 hours.
Chance of thunder...5%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 9200-10200 ft agl in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 10-15 mph increasing to around 20 mph
                    late in the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to fair increasing to excellent in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........10        3         10        7
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Chc of thdr (%).0         0         10        10
Temp............59        65        76        80
RH..............50        37        24        20
20 FT wind......W 8G15    W 6G10    W 10G15   W 20G30
Eye level wind..W 5G9     W 4G6     W 6G9     W 12G18
Mx ht msl (kft).0.1       3.7       9.5       10
Transport wind..W 10      SW 10     SW 15     SW 20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..0         26        114       176
Ventrate Cat....POOR      FAIR      EXNT      EXNT

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Clear.
Temperature.........Min 52-55.
RH..................Max 75-80%.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds 15-20 mph with gusts around 35 mph
                    before 2200 hours, then decreasing to west
                    at 4-18 mph overnight.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...10%.
Mixing Height.......1600-2100 ft agl in the evening.
Transport Winds.....West 15-20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph
                    after 3 am.
Ventilation.........Excellent decreasing to marginal to poor in the
                    late evening and overnight.

TIME (PDT)      5 PM      8 PM      11 PM     2 AM
Sky (%).........11        11        18        11
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Chc of thdr (%).10        10        0         0
Temp............77        67        61        57
RH..............24        43        61        70
20 FT wind......W 20G35   W 17G30   W 10G18   W 6G12
Eye level wind..W 13G21   W 10G18   W 8G12    W 5G9
Mx ht msl (kft).6.3       0.7       0.1       0.1
Transport wind..SW 20     W 20      W 15      W 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..114       11        0         0
Ventrate Cat....EXNT      MRGL      POOR      POOR

.SUNDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
Temperature.........Max 78-81.
RH..................Min 20-25%.
20-Foot Winds.......West 3-7 mph increasing to southwest 10-15 mph
                    with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Chance of thunder...20%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 6300-7300 ft agl in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming west around 15 mph.
Ventilation.........Poor to very good.

TIME (PDT)      5 AM      8 AM      11 AM     2 PM
Sky (%).........18        8         22        28
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         10        10
Chc of thdr (%).0         0         20        20
Temp............54        59        69        74
RH..............72        61        38        29
20 FT wind......W 6G10    SW 6G10   S 7G14    SW 15G25
Eye level wind..W 4G6     SW 4G6    S 4G6     SW 9G15
Mx ht msl (kft).0.1       0.6       5.7       7.6
Transport wind..W 5       SW 5      S 15      W 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..0         4         69        76
Ventrate Cat....POOR      POOR      GOOD      VYGD

$$
Forecaster...Salas
Requested by...IC - Treich
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520003.0/REV
.DELDT 08/15/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL atreich@blm.gov