FNUS75 KREV 270938
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD...SIERRA FRONT DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
238 AM PDT WED MAY 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0039 PDT ON MAY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EAST THROUGH THURSDAY AND ALLOW
MOISTURE TO FURTHER INCREASE. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO ABOVE
NORMAL LEVELS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL GENERALLY
PRODUCE WETTING RAINS BUT ALSO BE CAPABLE OF GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-24%.
WIND...20 FOOT......LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    3 TO 7 MPH BY 0900. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......17,500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    2-4 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

$$
FORECASTER...HOHMANN
REQUESTED BY...SEAN WHALEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090527.COTTO.01/REV


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