FNUS75 KREV 031628
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOE RIDGE...INYO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
928 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0920 PDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH A HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDING IN OVER THE WEEKEND. GUSTY AND DRIER
NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE BURN AREA THROUGH TONIGHT WITH
LIGHTER WINDS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35%.
WIND...20 FOOT......BRISK. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 35 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY 1200 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12,000-13,000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20-25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-17.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING EAST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........25%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 14
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12,000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCGUIRE
REQUESTED BY...INYO DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090403.DOERI.01/REV


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