FNUS75 KREV 291012
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR CALPINE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
312 AM PDT WED APR 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 29. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR COOL AND
DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE SITE LATE THURSDAY WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES.

CLOUDS WILL START TO INCREASE TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE WITH
ABUNDANT MOISTURE APPROACHES THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS LOW IS IS
LIKELY TO PRODUCE A PERIOD OF WETTING RAIN AT THE BURN SITE LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46...52-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........39%...18-21%.
WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7,000 FT MSL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    10,000 FT MSL BY 12 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH GUSTS TO 18 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH BY 9 PM.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-21%.
WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH BY 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7,000 FT MSL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    10,000 FT MSL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE DAY. RAIN LIKELY BY FRIDAY
EVENING. LOW 32-37. HIGHS 54-59. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOW 35-40. HIGHS 55-60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5
TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 34-39. HIGHS 56-61. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.


$$
FORECASTER...BRONG
REQUESTED BY...DAVID SILVA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090429.CALPI.01/REV


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