FNUS75 KLKN 141514
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH RUBY RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
814 AM PDT MON SEP 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0815 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CURRENTLY THERE IS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SWEEPING ACROSS NEVADA.
AT 15 Z/0800 LOCAL...THE RADAR SHOWS A BROAD SWATH OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS
THE ELKO/WHITE PINE COUNTY BORDER. MORE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS ANTICIPATED TODAY.
ADDITIONALLY...AS THE BOUNDARY PUSHES INLAND...BREEZY CONDITIONS AND
COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL NEVADA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13600 TO 14000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-73%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 15
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000-13300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH WITH MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 TO 12000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SZATANEK
REQUESTED BY...TROY PHELPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090914.SOUTH.01/LKN