FNUS75 KREV 020139
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLM DISPATCH...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
639 PM PDT TUE SEP 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET AS A WEAK
DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO OREGON. UNSTABLE AIR WILL PRODUCE AFTERNOON
CUMULUS CLOUDS WEDNESDAY...AND THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
THUNDERSTORM NORTH OF THE BLACK ROCK DESERT IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WINDS ON WEDNESDAY WILL IN GENERAL BE LIGHTER THAN TODAY
WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH...HOWEVER ANY NEARBY CONVECTION COULD
BRING VARIABLE OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WITH POTENTIAL FOR
BLOWING DUST. DRIER AIR BRINGS SUNNY WEATHER ON THURSDAY BUT AGAIN
WITH GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OVER
THE WEEKEND...DRIVING A COLD FRONT THROUGH NORTHWEST NEVADA LATE
SATURDAY OR EARLY SUNDAY. TIMING OF THE FRONT IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS
TIME BUT WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP SATURDAY AND
CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT. COOLER AIR WILL ALSO SPREAD OVER THE AREA
THIS WEEKEND AND LIGHT SHOWERS ARE A POSSIBILITY.


NOTE:  THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
NOTE:  PLEASE SEE OPERATING PLAN FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS
       HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/FIREWX/?WFO=REV



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-39%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    THIS EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-13%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH AFTER 1400.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-38%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-11%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY FRIDAY THEN BECOMING WINDY AND COOLER ON
SATURDAY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HIGHS FRIDAY UPPER 80S COOLING TO LOWER TO MID 80S
SATURDAY.

$$
FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...RHETT MILNE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090901.BLMDI.01/REV


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