169  
FNUS75 KREV 010430  
FWSREV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CALDOR HT...USFS/ LTBMU  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
930 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 01.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.  
   
..STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
* GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING STRONG  
WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS OF 60+ MPH.  
 
* A MIX OR RAIN AND SHOWERS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY  
MORNING.  
 
* OTHERWISE EXPECTED A WARMING AND DRYING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
 
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. 60% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 85% IN THE  
AFTERNOON. UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION.  
TEMPERATURE.........29 AT IGNITION...MAX 37.  
RH..................100% AT IGNITION...MIN 75%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH,  
INCREASING TO 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....55% DECREASING TO 45% IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 45  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION.........GOOD TO VERY GOOD.  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY, STRONG WINDS. 85% CHANCE OF SNOW. SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2-4 INCHES POSSIBLE.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22.  
RH..................MAX 95%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
45 MPH INCREASING TO 30-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 65 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....85%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 40 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 50  
MPH OVERNIGHT.  
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. SNOW SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 38.  
RH..................MIN 42%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
50 MPH DECREASING TO 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....5%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 50 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 25  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT TO GOOD.  
 
 
 
FORECASTER...FUENTES  
REQUESTED BY...PAUL VOSBURG  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608166.2/REV  
.DELDT 04/01/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TOD.FLOWERS@USDA.GOV,KENNETH.HEALD@USDA.GOV,TED.KING@USDA.GOV,MICHAEL.WINTCH@USDA.GOV,CHARLES.W.JONES@USDA.GOV,MATTHEW.COLANGELO@USDA.GOV,PAUL.VOSBURG@USDA.GOV,JOHN.CHESTER@USDA.GOV  
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