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Spot Forecast for Hunter...Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center
National Weather Service Reno NV
146 PM PDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 PDT on August 11.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

* Hot, dry, breezy conditions today will give way to increasing moisture
  and cooler temperatures Wednesday and Thursday.

* Showers and thunderstorms may produce wetting rains Wednesday and
  Thursday.

* New fire starts due to lightning are possible on Thursday.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Clear then becoming mostly cloudy. Areas of
                    smoke.
Temperature.........70 at forecast start...Min 50-55.
RH..................32% at forecast start...Max 38-42%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest 10-15 mph with gusts to 30 mph
                    turning downslope 3 to 8 mph by 10 pm.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Chance of thunder...5%.
Mixing Height.......Lowering to 500-1000 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 10-15 mph.
Ventilation.........Excellent decreasing to marginal.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Areas of smoke. 20% chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms after 2 pm.
Temperature.........Max 69-72.
RH..................Min 30-35%.
20-Foot Winds.......Upslope 3-8 mph becoming southwest 7-12 mph with
                    gusts to 20 mph after 2 pm. Gusty and erratic
                    winds near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chc Wetting Rain....10%.
Chance of thunder...15%.
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl through 8 am increasing to 8500 ft
                    agl by 2 pm.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 10-15 mph.
Ventilation.........Poor increasing to excellent in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. 15-25%
                    chance of showers and thunderstorms through the night.
Temperature.........Min 49-54.
RH..................Max 75-80%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 7-12 mph with gusts to around 20
                    mph becoming downslope 3-8 mph by 10 pm. Gusty and
                    erratic winds near thunderstorms.
Chc Wetting Rain....15% increasing to 25% overnight.
Chance of thunder...20%.
Mixing Height.......1000 ft agl in the evening.
Transport Winds.....Southwest 10-15 mph.
Ventilation.........Marginal.

$$
Forecaster...Brong
Requested by...IC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619212.7/REV
.DELDT 08/11/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL nvsfc@firenet.gov