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Spot Forecast for Baldwin Rx...USFS LTBMU
National Weather Service Reno NV
253 AM PDT Tue Oct 14 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on October 14.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Periods of rain are forecast today that transition to snow in
  the evening when winds begin to gust up to around 25-30 mph
  out of the southwest.

* Chances for snow continues through Wednesday morning with snow
  accumulations up to around 3 inches possible.

* Dry conditions are expected for the remainder of the week
  following the early week winter-like weather system.

.TODAY...

Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Rain likely in the late morning and
                    early afternoon, then rain late in the
                    afternoon.
Temperature.........37 at ignition...Max 39.
RH..................98% at ignition...Min 88%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds northeast at 3 mph at
                    ignition...otherwise Upslope 3-7 mph.
Chc Wetting Rain....25% increasing to 90% in the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...10%.
Mixing Height.......2400-3100 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....East around 15 mph.
Ventilation.........Fair.

TIME (PDT)      8 AM      11 AM     2 PM
Sky (%).........93        95        96
Weather cov.....LIKELY    LIKELY    DEFNTE
Weather type....RAIN      RAIN      RAIN
Tstm cov........
CWR.............30        90        90
Chc of thdr (%).0         10        10
Temp............37        38        39
RH..............98        100       100
20 FT wind......NE 3G10   NE 3G10   W 3G10
Mx ht msl (kft).2.5       3.1       2.8
Transport wind..E 15      E 15      NE 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..33        40        31
Ventrate Cat....FAIR      FAIR      FAIR

.TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Snow in the evening and overnight, then
                    snow likely after 3 am.
Temperature.........Min 31-32.
RH..................Max 100%.
20-Foot Winds.......Downslope 2-6 mph becoming southwest 7-9 mph
                    with gusts to around 30 mph in the late evening
                    and overnight.
Chc Wetting Rain....80% decreasing to 55% overnight.
Chance of thunder...5%.
Mixing Height.......1600-2100 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest around 15 mph.
Ventilation.........Fair to marginal.

TIME (PDT)      5 PM      8 PM      11 PM     2 AM
Sky (%).........96        97        99        97
Weather cov.....DEFNTE    DEFNTE    DEFNTE    LIKELY
Weather type....SNOW      SNOW      SNOW      SNOW
Tstm cov........
CWR.............80        80        60        60
Chc of thdr (%).10        0         0         0
Temp............37        36        36        33
RH..............99        91        92        97
20 FT wind......SW 3G15   SW 7G25   SW 9G30   SW 7G25
Mx ht msl (kft).2.3       1.6       1.6       1.5
Transport wind..SW 15     SW 15     SW 15     SW 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..25        17        19        19
Ventrate Cat....FAIR      MRGL      MRGL      MRGL

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Chance of snow in the morning.
Temperature.........Max 42-43.
RH..................Min 86-87%.
20-Foot Winds.......Upslope 3-7 mph.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Chance of thunder...0%.
Mixing Height.......2000-3000 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West 10-15 mph shifting to the northwest in the
                    afternoon.
Ventilation.........Marginal to fair.

TIME (PDT)      5 AM      8 AM      11 AM     2 PM
Sky (%).........69        59        56        49
Weather cov.....CHANCE    CHANCE
Weather type....SNOW      SNOW      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............10        10        0         0
Chc of thdr (%).0         0         0         0
Temp............33        33        37        41
RH..............100       100       99        95
20 FT wind......SW 6G20   SW 5G15   W 5G10    NW 3G10
Mx ht msl (kft).1.4       2.0       2.9       3.0
Transport wind..W 15      W 10      NW 10     NW 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..17        20        23        24
Ventrate Cat....MRGL      FAIR      FAIR      FAIR

$$
Forecaster...Chyba
Requested by...Heald
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2523404.1/REV
.DELDT 10/14/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL kenneth.heald@usda.gov