171  
FNUS75 KREV 030359  
FWSREV  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST CARSON WC1...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV  
859 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON MAY 03.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.  
 
*** SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ***  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
* GREATER CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCES FOR  
SMALL HAIL, GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS, LIGHTNING, AND WETTING RAINS.  
 
* COOL, UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH CONTINUED SHOWER AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES LINGERING THROUGH TUESDAY.  
 
* A WARMER AND DRY PATTERN WILL SETTLE IN FOR THE SECOND HALF OF  
THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S.  
 
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 30% CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 80% IN THE AFTERNOON.  
40% CHANCE OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1PM.  
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.  
RH..................80% AT IGNITION...MIN 51%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING, THEN  
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....5% INCREASING TO 80% IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...40%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL THEN 3500-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10-15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION.........POOR TO VERY GOOD.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.  
RH..................MAX 90%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-13 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....40%.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL TO POOR.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 42.  
RH..................MIN 85%.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7-10 MPH. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHC WETTING RAIN....55% INCREASING TO 80% IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20%.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-500 FT AGL THEN 2000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
VENTILATION.........POOR TO FAIR.  
 
 
 
FORECASTER...FUENTES  
REQUESTED BY...ROSENDO ALVAREZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2612040.4/REV  
.DELDT 05/03/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ROSENDO.ALVAREZ@USDA.GOV  
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