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Issued by NWS Reno, NV

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Spot Forecast for Reno FD Live Burn...Sierra Army Depot Fire Department
National Weather Service Reno NV
654 PM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on August 07.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

* Hot and very dry weather persists on Friday along with poor
  overnight recoveries.

* Following relatively light morning winds, wind gusts up to
  around 20 mph are expected in the afternoon and evening
  allowing for excellent ventilation.

* Triple digit high temperatures and dry weather continue
  through the weekend with afternoon/evening gusts up to
  20-25 mph.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........68-71 at ignition...Max 100-101.
RH..................27-33% at ignition...Min 7-9%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds northwest at 3 mph at ignition...
                    otherwise Upslope 3-7 mph becoming
                    west-northwest 7-9 mph with gusts to around
                    20 mph by 1400 PDT.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...0%.
Mixing Height.......5200-6200 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Light winds becoming west around 15 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to excellent.

$$
Forecaster...Chyba
Requested by...Miles King
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2619124.0/REV
.DELDT 08/06/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL miles.e.king.civ@army.mil