FNUS75 KLKN 081728
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUBY LAKE PILE BURN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
928 AM PST THU JAN 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONT...AND
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
LEE SIDE WINDS IN RUBY VALLEY WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
THIS AFTERNOON WITH STRONG GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FRIDAY AND OVER THE
WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY THIS
                    AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY THIS
                    AFTERNOON...AND ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-43%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AT
                    15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                    LATE THIS AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-19.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                    THIS EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY BY
                    MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

MIN HUMIDITY........55-58%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UP VALLELY BECOMING NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ARKELL
REQUESTED BY...JEFF MACKAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090108.RUBYL.01/LKN