080
FNUS75 KREV 040408
FWSREV
SPOT FORECAST FOR RANDOLPH HANDPILES...USFS TAHOE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
808 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.
DISCUSSION
* RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY BY THE LATE MORNING INTO THE
EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS AROUND 5,500-6,000 FEET. TOTAL
ACCUMULATION BETWEEN A TRACE TO 1".
* WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS THEN
BECOME NORTH TO NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
* TEMPERATURES WILL TREND LOWER THROUGH FRIDAY, THEN TREND UP BY
THE WEEKEND.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
50-60% CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS FROM THE
LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44-47.
RH..................MIN 48-53%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING, INCREASING FROM
THE SOUTHWEST 13-18 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30-35 MPH
BY THE LATE MORNING. WINDS THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST
9-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH BY AROUND 1600.
CHC WETTING RAIN....30%.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25-30 MPH.
VENTILATION.........GOOD TO EXCELLENT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR. 15% CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 20-23.
RH..................MAX 78-83%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH EARLY IN
THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND
4-7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CHC WETTING RAIN....5%.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
OVERNIGHT.
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43-45.
RH..................MIN 30-34%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6-11 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH
AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL TO GOOD.
FORECASTER...MCKELLAR
REQUESTED BY...FRANK BOJORQUEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604564.1/REV
.DELDT 03/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL FRANK.BOJORQUEZ@USDA.GOV
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