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Spot Forecast for Shoshone...WFS
National Weather Service Reno NV
1037 PM PDT Sun Aug 16 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on August 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Dry conditions are expected Monday through late-week with
  northwesterly afternoon winds gusting to 15-20 mph allowing for
  good to excellent ventilation.

* Slightly above normal high temperatures in the low-mid 90s are
  expected this week.

* Poor overnight recoveries of 20-30% are forecast this week with
  afternoon minimum RH expected to drop below 15% each day.

.MONDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Temperature.........65 at forecast start...Max 90-94.
RH..................29% at forecast start...Min 14-17%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds upslope at 3-6 mph at forecast
                    start...otherwise west 8-12 mph gusting 15-20
                    mph early in the morning.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...5%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 9500-10500 ft agl in the
                    afternoon.
Transport Winds.....South 10-15 mph.
Ventilation.........Poor to fair increasing to excellent in the
                    afternoon.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
Temperature.........Min 63-67.
RH..................Max 23-27%.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds 7-12 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...5%.
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West around 10 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
Ventilation.........Excellent to poor decreasing to poor overnight.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
Temperature.........Max 91-95.
RH..................Min 11-14%.
20-Foot Winds.......Upslope 3-6 mph becoming northwest 7-12 mph
                    gusting 14-18 mph late in the morning.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...0%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 7500-8500 ft agl in the
                    afternoon.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming west around 10 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to very good.

$$
Forecaster...Collins
Requested by...NV-SFIDC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/17/26
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.EMAIL nvsfc@firenet.gov,rhilfer@blm.gov