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Spot Forecast for R-14 Buffalo...CA-NOD BLM
National Weather Service Reno NV
145 PM PDT Sun Aug 31 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1200 PDT on September 01.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Warm and dry conditions with poor overnight RH recovery.

* Increasing chances for hybrid thunderstorms (wet and dry mix)
  for Tuesday afternoon and evening. Dry strikes with new
  ignitions possible in receptive fuels.


.LABOR DAY...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny, areas of smoke and haze.
Temperature.........78 at forecast start...Max 81.
RH..................18% at forecast start...Min 16%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds variable 2-5 mph then becoming
                    southwest 8-12 mph with gusts to 16 mph.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...0%.
Transport Winds.....South around 15 mph.

TIME (PDT)      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........5         12
Weather cov.....PATCHY    AREAS
Weather type....SMOKE     SMOKE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0
Chc of thdr (%).0         0
Temp............78        81
RH..............18        16
20 FT wind......SW 8G12   SW 11G16
Eye level wind..SW 4G8    SW 5G10
Transport wind..SSW 15     SSW 15

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Clear.
Temperature.........Min 60.
RH..................Max 32%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 8-12 mph shifting to the north
                    4-9 mph overnight.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...0%.
Transport Winds.....Southwest around 10 mph shifting to the north
                    overnight.

TIME (PDT)      5 PM      8 PM      11 PM     2 AM
Sky (%).........18        16        11        19
Weather cov.....AREAS     AREAS     PATCHY    PATCHY
Weather type....SMOKE     SMOKE     SMOKE     SMOKE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Chc of thdr (%).0         0         0         0
Temp............79        71        66        62
RH..............16        23        27        30
20 FT wind......SW 10G15  W 7G10    NW 8G10   N 8G15
Eye level wind..SW 6G9    W 4G6     NW 5G6    N 5G9
Transport wind..SW 10     W 10      N 10      N 10

.TUESDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    25% chance of showers with a 15% chance of
                    hybrid thunderstorms.
Temperature.........Max 81.
RH..................Min 17%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds variable 2-5 mph then becoming SW 8-12 mph.
                    Gusty and erratic winds possible from nearby
                    thundestorms.
Chc Wetting Rain....5%.
Chance of thunder...15%.
Transport Winds.....North around 10 mph in the morning becoming light,
                    then becoming southeast around 15 mph late in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (PDT)      5 AM      8 AM      11 AM     2 PM
Sky (%).........29        28        34        53
Weather cov.....PATCHY
Weather type....SMOKE     NONE      NONE      NONE
CWR.............0         0         10        10
Chc of thdr (%).10        10        10        15
Temp............60        66        78        81
RH..............32        28        19        17
20 FT wind......N 8G10    N 7G10    SE 7G10   SW 9G12
Eye level wind..N 5G6     N 4G6     SE 4G6    SW 5G8
Transport wind..N 10      N 10      S 5       SE 15

$$

Forecaster...Fuentes
Requested by...Rob Winkler
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520994.1/REV
.DELDT 08/31/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL rwinkler@blm.gov