FNUS75 KREV 022309
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLM DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
409 PM PDT WED SEP 2 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLM DISPATCH...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
358 PM PDT WED SEP 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1610 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE AREA.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS
EVENING...HOWEVER SUDDEN STRONGER GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND BLOWING DUST
REDUCING VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO OUTFLOWS FROM THE SHOWERS.
DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA THURSDAY...HOWEVER SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS WILL BE GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS THROUGH THIS
WEEK.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OVER
THE WEEKEND...DRIVING A COLD FRONT THROUGH NORTHWEST NEVADA
SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY TO THE EXACT
TIMING OF THE FRONT...BUT WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ON SATURDAY
AHEAD OF THE FRONT WHICH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.
COOLER AIR WILL ALSO SPREAD OVER THE AREA THIS WEEKEND AND LIGHT
SHOWERS ARE A POSSIBILITY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.


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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM
                    IN THE EVENING...MAINLY WEST OF THE AREA.
                    AREAS OF BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE NEAR OUTFLOW
                    GUSTS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-38%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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REQUESTED BY...RHETT MILNE
REASON FOR REQUEST...ESSENTIAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY, E.G. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF
POPULATION CENTERS OR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.