FNUS75 KREV 301535
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIGHORN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
835 AM PDT MON MAR 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL ALLOW SYSTEMS TO QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA THIS WEEK. PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY AS THE STORMS
PASS THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL PASS THROUGH
NORTHEAST NEVADA ON TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS
POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND LATE IN THE WEEKEND.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-51 AT 5500 FEET AND 40-43 AT 7000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-37% AT 5500 FEET AND 45-48% AT 7000 FEET.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH WITH TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20-25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 6-10 WITH GUSTS TO 18 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-49 AT 5500 FEET AND 38-41 AT 7000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WEST WINDS 15-20 WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH. HIGHS MID 30S TO LOW 40S. MIN HUMIDITY 50-60%.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NORTH WINDS 10-15 MPH. HIGHS MID 40S TO LOW 50S.
MIN HUMIDITY 35-45%.
.SATURDAY...CLEAR. SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
MIN HUMIDITY 20-30%.

FORECASTER...BRONG

$$
FORECASTER...BRONG
REQUESTED BY...CASEY BOESPFLUG
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090331.BIGHO.01/REV


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