FNUS75 KLKN 040141
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR WARD MTN RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
541 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON
WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AHEAD OF THE FRONT FROM LATE
MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTS MAY BE AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
SNOW WILL ARRIVE AS THE FRONT PASSES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. UP TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS
POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY. LIGHT WINDS WILL RETURN FOR THURSDAY WITH
ONLY A SMALL CHANCE OF A SNOW SHOWER.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON AND
                    EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BRISK. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FEET MSL AROUND MIDDAY...FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30-40 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH.


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FORECASTER...MCGEE
REQUESTED BY...ROB FRISK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090304.WARDM.02/LKN