FNUS75 KREV 201541
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST UPPER FOXTAIL...STILLWATER NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
841 AM PDT MON APR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER WESTERN NEVADA FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS.
WE WILL BE CLOSE TO RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND SLOPE DRIVEN...WITH LIGHT
TRANSPORT WINDS AND VERY HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS DURING THE DAYTIME.
EXPECT A SURFACE INVERSION TO SETUP OVERNIGHT...BREAKING UP
TOMORROW MORNING AROUND 1100.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-10%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT VARIABLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
WIND...20 FOOT......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-11%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 5
                    MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......19000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT VARIABLE.

$$
FORECASTER...HOON
REQUESTED BY...TIM RASH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090420.WESTU.01/REV


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