FNUS75 KREV 212311
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOKOUT RX...USDA USFS INYO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
411 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEDNESDAY 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 THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ANY STORMS
WILL START OVER THE SIERRA CREST IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND BLOW
EAST OF THE CREST AS AFTERNOON WEST WINDS DEVELOP. THURSDAY WILL
BE BREEZY AS A DRY COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-79%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2100.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-14%.
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.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    BEFORE 2200.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........BREEZY. INCREASING CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 14,500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...JORDAN
REQUESTED BY...DAVID C  ALLEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.LOOKO.01/REV


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