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Spot Forecast for Reds Meadow RX pile burn...USFS
National Weather Service Reno NV
814 PM PST Tue Dec 2 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PST on December 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Northerly winds gusting up to 35 mph are forecast this morning
  that will taper off slightly going into the afternoon when good
  ventilation begins.

* Wednesday`s daytime high temperatures for the area look to be in
  the lower 30s, but trend warmer each day going into the weekend.

* Minimal precipitation chances (<10%) are expected for the
  remainder of the week.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming sunny.
Temperature.........20 at ignition...Max 31-33.
RH..................80% at ignition...Min 45-47%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds north at 12 mph at ignition...otherwise
                    North winds 7-12 mph with gusts to around 35
                    mph decreasing to 7-8 mph with gusts to around
                    25 mph late in the afternoon.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......1600-2500 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Northeast around 20 mph.
Ventilation.........Marginal to good.

TIME (PST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........33        28        20        21
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Temp............20        25        31        30
RH..............80        67        49        47
20 FT wind......N 12G35   N 12G35   N 10G25   N 8G25
Mx ht msl (kft).0.9       1.7       2.4       2.5
Transport wind..N 20      NE 20     NE 20     NE 20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..15        29        45        45
Ventrate Cat....MRGL      FAIR      GOOD      GOOD

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Clear.
Temperature.........Min 20-22.
RH..................Max 45-47%.
20-Foot Winds.......Downslope 2-6 mph.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......900-1300 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....North 10-15 mph.
Ventilation.........Marginal to poor.

TIME (PST)      4 PM      7 PM      10 PM     1 AM
Sky (%).........22        18        5         4
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Temp............28        22        22        22
RH..............47        47        47        41
20 FT wind......N 6G20    N 6G20    N 6G20    N 6G15
Mx ht msl (kft).1.2       0.9       1.0       0.9
Transport wind..N 15      N 15      N 10      N 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..15        10        10        8
Ventrate Cat....MRGL      MRGL      MRGL      POOR

.THURSDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
Temperature.........Max 44-45.
RH..................Min 26-27%.
20-Foot Winds.......Upslope 3-7 mph.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Mixing Height.......1600-2400 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....North around 10 mph.
Ventilation.........Poor to marginal.

TIME (PST)      4 AM      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM
Sky (%).........7         12        24        26
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Temp............22        22        38        44
RH..............35        32        27        30
20 FT wind......N 5G15    N 5G15    N 3G10    N 3G10
Mx ht msl (kft).0.9       0.9       1.7       2.4
Transport wind..N 10      N 10      N 10      N 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..7         6         14        19
Ventrate Cat....POOR      POOR      MRGL      MRGL

$$
Forecaster...Chyba
Requested by...Lucas Hurley
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2526871.0/REV
.DELDT 12/03/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL lucas.hurley@usda.gov,Andrew.Clark2@usda.gov,Alexander.Teitelbaum@usda.gov,jeffrey.karl@usda.gov