FNUS75 KREV 292100
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR TUNNEL...INYO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
200 PM PDT WED APR 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE FOR THURSDAY...WITH VERY DRY
CONDITIONS AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES DIPPING INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS EARLY THURSDAY. HUMIDITY WILL START TO INCREASE
THURSDAY EVENING AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO
CALIFORNIA.

THIS LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING INCREASED CLOUDS DROPPING TEMPERATURES
FOR FRIDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW ARE LIKELY LATE FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS INITIALLY OVER 8000 FEET...BUT LOWERING
TO THE BURN SITE BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH SEVERAL INCHES SNOW
POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50...MAX 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........10%...MIN 8-11%.
WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-70%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3
                    TO 6 MPH AFTER 1900.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27%.
WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...HOON
REQUESTED BY...INYO DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090430.TUNNE.01/REV


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