FNUS75 KREV 011949
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR W-4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1249 PM PDT SAT AUG 1 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE TOWARD THE
COAST THIS WEEKEND AND BRING A GRADUAL DRYING AND DECREASE IN
THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL BE GREATEST TODAY WITH A
FEW PRODUCING SEVERE WIND GUSTS. FIRE OFFICIALS AND CREWS SHOULD
MONITOR STORMS CLOSELY AS THEY WILL BE CAPABLE OF ERRATIC AND GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS OVER 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

FOR TODAY
   WEATHER............BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY
                      AFTER 1600.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 91-93
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 12-14%
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25-30 MPH.
                      WINDS STRONGER AND ERRATIC NEAR STORMS.

FOR TONIGHT
   WEATHER............MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING THEN A SLIGHT
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                      MIDNIGHT.
   TEMPERATURE........MIN 59-63
   HUMIDITY...........MAX 32-37%
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTH 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 MPH SHIFTING
                      TO THE SOUTHWEST-WEST IN THE EVENING. WINDS
                      STAYING UP ON THE RIDGE OVERNIGHT BUT
                      BECOMING VARIABLE/DOWNSLOPE 2-6 MPH ON THE
                      LOWER SLOPES. WINDS STRONGER AND ERRATIC NEAR
                      STORMS.

OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY
   WEATHER............SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 86-91
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 9-13%
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20-25 MPH.

FORECASTER...HOHMANN

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REQUESTED BY...WALT MALENA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE