FNUS75 KREV 261702
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARK  WILDFIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1002 AM PDT TUE MAY 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0945 PDT ON MAY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY WET...DEVELOPING EACH AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES EAST THURSDAY AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE
IN COVERAGE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL.

NOTE: THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NOTE: PLEASE
SEE OPERATING PLAN FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14800-15200 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 2000.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-68%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5
                    MPH AFTER 2100. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-19%.
WIND...20 FOOT......EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1400. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000-15400 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...FAUCETTE
REQUESTED BY...HEATHER KANTOR
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090526.DARKW.01/REV


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE