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Spot Forecast for Pilot Peak...USFS
National Weather Service Reno NV
1005 PM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2200 PDT on August 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Winds will follow a typical summer pattern, with drainage winds
  each evening, gusts each afternoon to 15-20 mph, and light
  breezes overnight.

* Low daytime humidities with poor overnight recoveries, although
  a small increase in overnight humidities will arrive Monday
  night.

* Winds will become elevated starting Wednesday afternoon, with
  gusts 25-30 possible for the rest of the week.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Patchy smoke overnight.
Temperature.........63 at forecast start...Min 57-59.
RH..................35-39% at forecast start...Max 45-50%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds northwest at 10 mph at forecast
                    start...otherwise northwest winds 7-10 mph
                    shifting to the north 7-8 mph late in the
                    evening, then becoming light and southerly
                    early in the morning.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Chance of thunder...5%.
Mixing Height.......500-600 ft agl late in the evening.
Transport Winds.....Light winds.
Ventilation.........Poor.

.MONDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy smoke in the morning.
Temperature.........Max 74-76.
RH..................Min 19-21%.
20-Foot Winds.......South 3-7 mph becoming south 7-12 mph late in
                    the morning, then shifting to the west 10-13 mph
                    late in the afternoon.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...5%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 11,900 ft agl in the
                    afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming south around 15 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to marginal increasing to excellent in the
                    afternoon.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
Temperature.........Min 57-59.
RH..................Max 39-41%.
20-Foot Winds.......Northwest winds 7-12 mph increasing to 10-15 mph
                    early in the evening, then becoming northwest
                    7-12 mph late in the evening decreasing to 7-9
                    mph overnight.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...5%.
Mixing Height.......600-800 ft agl in the evening.
Transport Winds.....West around 10 mph shifting to the northwest
                    overnight.
Ventilation.........Excellent to poor decreasing to poor overnight.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........Max 73-75.
RH..................Min 18-20%.
20-Foot Winds.......Northwest winds 7-9 mph shifting to the south
                    7-10 mph late in the morning, then west in the afternoon.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...5%.
Mixing Height.......12,300 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming south around 10 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to fair increasing to very good to
                    excellent in the afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Richards
Requested by...Brandon Coleman (IC4T)
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.EMAIL brandoncoleman7@gmail.com