FNUS75 KREV 041547
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLM DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
847 AM PDT FRI SEP 4 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLM DISPATCH...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
725 AM PDT FRI SEP 4 2009

FORECAST UPDATED TO UPGRADE TO RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...BLOWING DUST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY WITH
WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS
WEEKEND AND DRIVES A COLD FRONT THROUGH NORTHWEST NEVADA SATURDAY
NIGHT. WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE ON SATURDAY
WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST IS LIKELY ON SATURDAY DUE TO VERY DRY
CONDITIONS. COOLER AIR WILL SPREAD OVER THE AREA THIS WEEKEND WITH A
LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92
MIN HUMIDITY........9%
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35%
WIND...20 FOOT.......WEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25-30 MPH
                     DIMINISHING TO WEST UP TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY AND BECOMING WINDY WITH
                    PERIODS OF BLOWING DUST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85
MIN HUMIDITY........11%
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 15-25 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS EARLY
THEN BECOMING BREEZY WITH WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S.
.LABOR DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 10-15 MPH. HIGHS
IN THE MID 80S.

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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.