FNUS75 KREV 191131
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIGHORN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
431 AM PDT THU MAR 19 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...
WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH
AN ISOLATED SHOWER POSSIBLE. A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING
INCREASING CLOUDS AND WINDS LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY
MUCH COLDER AND SHOWERY WEATHER SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PST 3/19/09
   WEATHER............MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER 1400.
   TEMPERATURE........46-49...MAX 54-57.
   HUMIDITY...........45%...MIN 25-30%
   WIND...20 FOOT.....UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH
                      AFTER 1400.
   MIXING HEIGHT......10,500 FEET MSL.
   MIXING WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   WEATHER............MOSTLY CLOUDY.
   TEMPERATURE........MIN 31-34.
   HUMIDITY...........MAX 80-85%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                      3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY
   WEATHER............MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 55-58.
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 23-28%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                      10-14 MPH AFTER 1400.
   MIXING HEIGHT......11,500 FEET MSL.
   MIXING WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY
   WEATHER............BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
                      SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 43-47.
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 30-35%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING 12-18 MPH
                      WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH DURING THE
                      AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT......10,000 FEET MSL.
   MIXING WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

FORECASTER...RC/WH

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REQUESTED BY...ANDREW GOHEEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U