FNUS75 KLKN 050105 FWSLKN SPOT FORECAST FOR WARD MTN RX...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 505 PM PST WED FEB 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PST ON FEBRUARY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH CLOUDS ARE MOVING INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND LOWER THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS A STORM SYSTEM NEARS. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED BEFORE SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. THE MAIN CONCERN LOOKS TO BE GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ON THURSDAY. FOR AN EXTENDED PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK...THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE BURN AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY THE THREAT OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE FURTHER WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-52. MIN HUMIDITY........43-46%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 TO 9000 FEET MSL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROOD REQUESTED BY...ROB FRISK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090205.WARDM.01/LKN