FNUS75 KREV 012145
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIGHORN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
245 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.
AHEAD OF THE FRONT...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON
THURSDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FOR A FEW HOURS JUST AHEAD OF
THE FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. DRIER CONDITIONS AND LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON
SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM APPROACHES LATE IN THE WEEKEND.

.THURSDAY...FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT 4/2/09

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........31-33 AT 5500 FEET...MAX 43-46.
                    29-31 AT 7000 FEET...MAX 38-40.
HUMIDITY............50-60%...MIN 40-45%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    40-45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10,000 FEET MSL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30-35 MPH.


.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21-24.
HUMIDITY............MAX 80-90%.
WIND...20 FOOT......BREEZY. WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTH-NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 32-34 AT 5500 FEET AND 28-31 AT 7000 FEET.
HUMIDITY............MIN 38-43%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10,500-11,000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20-25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCGUIRE
REQUESTED BY...CASEY BOESPFLUG
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090402.BIGHO.01/REV


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