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Spot Forecast for Sierra Crest Madora...USFS
National Weather Service Reno NV
335 AM PDT Thu Oct 15 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 PDT on October 15. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National
Weather Service in Reno.

.DISCUSSION...

* Increasing easterly winds today will linger into Friday,
  becoming southeast. Nearby ridges will gust to 40+ mph late
  Thursday, bringing very good ventilation.

* The warm dry weather will continue through the weekend. 

* Next week will bring another system with gusty winds and shower
  chances. 

.TODAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny. 
Temperature.........35-37 at ignition...Max 70-72. 
RH..................60-65% at ignition...Min 20-25%. 
20-Foot Winds.......Winds southeast at 8 mph at 
                    ignition...otherwise southeast winds 7-9 mph 
                    becoming light. 
Chc Wetting Rain....0%. 
Chance of thunder...0%. 
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 3800 ft agl in the 
                    afternoon. 
Transport Winds.....East around 15 mph increasing to around 25 mph 
                    in the afternoon. 
Ventilation.........Poor to very good. 

.TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Clear. 
Temperature.........Min 35-37. 
RH..................Max 60-65%. 
20-Foot Winds.......Downslope 2-6 mph becoming southeast 7-10 mph 
                    early in the evening. 
Chc Wetting Rain....0%. 
Chance of thunder...0%. 
Mixing Height.......600 ft agl in the evening. 
Transport Winds.....East around 15 mph. 
Ventilation.........Good to poor. 

.FRIDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny. 
Temperature.........Max 75-77. 
RH..................Min 15-20%. 
20-Foot Winds.......Southeast winds 7-9 mph in the morning becoming 
                    light. 
Chc Wetting Rain....0%. 
Chance of thunder...0%. 
Mixing Height.......200-500 ft agl then 3300 ft agl in the 
                    afternoon. 
Transport Winds.....Southeast 10-15 mph. 
Ventilation.........Poor to fair. 

$$
Forecaster...Richards
Requested by...Chris Enriquez
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/15/26
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.EMAIL samuel.collinson@usda.gov,christian.enriquez@usda.gov,jospeh.mcginn@usda.gov