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Spot Forecast for Independence Lake Rx...The Nature Conservancy
National Weather Service Reno NV
1016 PM PDT Tue Oct 7 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 PDT on October 08.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Increased southwest breezes and ventilation this afternoon with
  dry conditions and clear skies.

* Cooler and breezier Thursday ahead of an approaching weather
  system later this week.

* Precipitation chances increase Friday, with cooler temperatures
  and higher afternoon RH.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
Temperature.........38 at ignition...Max 59-64.
RH..................66% at ignition...Min 30-32%.
20-Foot Winds.......Winds southwest at 6 mph at ignition...
                    otherwise southwest 7-8 mph with gusts to
                    around 20 mph in the afternoon.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...0%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 6000-7000 ft agl in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....South 10-15 mph increasing to southwest 20-25
                    mph in the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to good increasing to excellent in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (PDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM
Sky (%).........4      3      3      3      5
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0
Chc of thdr (%).0      0      0      0      0
Temp............38     47     58     61     61
RH..............66     54     36     32     35
20 ft wind......SW 6   SW 6   SW 7   SW 7   SW 8
20 ft wind gust.10     15     20     20     20
Mx ht msl (kft).0.3    4.0    7.0    7.0    7.0
Transport wind..SW 10  S 15   SW 20  SW 20  S 25
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2      56     132    132    147
Ventrate Cat....POOR   GOOD   EXNT   EXNT   EXNT

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Clear.
Temperature.........Min 35-38.
RH..................Max 86-91%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 7-8 mph early in the evening
                    and overnight. Gusts to 20 mph.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...0%.
Mixing Height.......4300-4500 ft agl early in the evening.
Transport Winds.....South 15-20 mph.
Ventilation.........Very good to poor.

TIME (PDT)      5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM
Sky (%).........15     15     16     6      6      13
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
Chc of thdr (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............57     49     44     41     40     39
RH..............42     61     75     81     85     89
20 ft wind......SW 8   SW 8   SW 6   S 8    S 8    S 9
20 ft wind gust.20     20     15     20     20     15
Mx ht msl (kft).4.4    4.4    0.3    0.3    0.3    0.3
Transport wind..S 20   S 20   S 15   S 15   S 15   S 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..84     84     3      3      3      4
Ventrate Cat....VYGD   VYGD   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR

.THURSDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
Temperature.........Max 52-56.
RH..................Min 45-50%.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Chc Wetting Rain....0%.
Chance of thunder...0%.
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 3600-4600 ft agl in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport Winds.....South around 15 mph increasing to 30-35 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Ventilation.........Poor to excellent increasing to excellent late
                    in the afternoon.

TIME (PDT)      5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM
Sky (%).........23     23     26     12     12     11
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
Chc of thdr (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............38     38     43     52     55     55
RH..............90     88     77     55     46     46
20 ft wind......S 9    S 9    S 8    S 9    S 9    SW 12
20 ft wind gust.15     15     15     20     20     15
Mx ht msl (kft).0.3    0.3    1.0    3.6    3.6    4.7
Transport wind..S 15   S 15   S 15   S 30   S 30   S 35
Vrate kt-ft/1K..4      4      14     102    102    145
Ventrate Cat....POOR   POOR   MRGL   EXNT   EXNT   EXNT

$$
Forecaster...Collins
Requested by...Lyndsey Lascheck
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2523068.1/REV
.DELDT 10/08/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL lyndsey.lascheck@tnc.org,carmella.stirrat@tnc.org