FNUS75 KREV 212228
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR TWIN PILES...US FOREST SERVICE, BRIDGEPORT RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
328 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST
AS A TROUGH BREAKS DOWN THE UPPER RIDGE THURSDAY. THERE IS A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TODAY. ANY STORMS
WILL START OVER THE SIERRA CREST IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND BLOW
EAST OF THE CREST AS AFTERNOON WEST WINDS DEVELOP.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50...MAX 67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........40%...MIN 15-18%.
WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 17,000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JORDAN
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES LUBCHENKO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090421.TWINP.01/REV


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