FNUS75 KLKN 090546 FWSLKN SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH RUBY RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1046 PM PDT TUE SEP 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REBUILD INTO NEVADA... INFLUENCING THE SENSIBLE WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. WITH THIS STRENGTHENING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE...EXPECT A WARMING TREND AND SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT THAT WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT IN THE MORNING AND PICKUP INTENSITY AS THE DAY UNFOLDS...WITH SPORADIC GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH. ELKO COUNTY WILL BE BONE DRY THIS WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-86. MIN HUMIDITY........13-16%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......15000-15500 FT MSL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-47. MAX HUMIDITY........44-47%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......14500-15000. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-87. MIN HUMIDITY........13-16%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......15500-16000. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SZATANEK REQUESTED BY...TROY PHELPS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090907.CHERR.01/LKN