FNUS75 KLKN 152150
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED HILLS RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
250 PM PDT FRI MAY 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 18.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS
OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A WEAK PACIFIC
DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK RESULTING
IN A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STARTING TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......21000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........6.

.MONDAY TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. PROBABILITY OF
                    PRECIPITATION IS 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......18000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION IS
                    AROUND 15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.


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FORECASTER...TRUDEL
REQUESTED BY...DONOVAN WALKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.REDHI.01/LKN