205  
FNUS75 KREV 220313  
FWSREV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SIERRA CREST MADORA...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
813 PM PDT WED OCT 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON OCTOBER 22.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
* CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS  
AFTERNOON.  
 
* BREEZY WEST WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS  
EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* DRIER AND COOLER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND WITH  
GENERALLY LIGHT BREEZES PREVAILING.  
 
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. 70% CHANCE OF SHOWERS, 15% CHANCE OF  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........36-39 AT IGNITION...MAX 50-55.  
RH..................95% AT IGNITION...MIN 80-85%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING, INCREASING  
TO 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....15% INCREASING TO 45% IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.  
VENTILATION.........POOR TO GOOD.  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. 70% CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,  
DECREASING TO 50% OVERNIGHT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32-36.  
RH..................MAX 95%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2-6 MPH.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....60% DECREASING TO 20% OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.  
VENTILATION.........FAIR TO POOR.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.  
RH..................MIN 26-29%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....5%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL THEN 2700 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION.........POOR TO GOOD.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. EAST 3-7 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH 3-7 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH-SOUTHWEST  
3-7 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.    
WEDNESDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.  
 

 
 
FORECASTER...FUENTES  
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ENRIQUEZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623813.8/REV  
.DELDT 10/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SAMUEL.COLLINSON@USDA.GOV,CHRISTIAN.ENRIQUEZ@USDA.GOV,JOSEPH.MCGINN@USDA.GOV  
 
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