FNUS75 KREV 051650 FWSREV SPOT FORECAST FOR CHANCE...USFS/PLUMAS N.F NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 950 AM PDT WED AUG 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0921 PDT ON AUGUST 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY AND THURSDAY... .DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INLAND LATER TODAY. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE BURN AREA. SIGNIFICANT COOLING AND MOISTENING WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE AREA...BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY. TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL BY LATE WEEKEND AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION. NOTE: THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NOTE: PLEASE SEE OPERATING PLAN FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/FIREWX/?WFO=REV .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........15-19%. WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE OR NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE ON EAST SIDE OF RIDGES DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52. MAX HUMIDITY........50-55%. WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-58. MIN HUMIDITY........35-45%. WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...MCGUIRE REQUESTED BY...RICH THAYER REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090805.CHANC.01/REV HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE