FNUS75 KLKN 260106 FWSLKN SPOT FORECAST FOR CHINA...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 606 PM PDT FRI SEP 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1754 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH THE WEEKEND RESULTING IN SUNNY SKIES...WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN PATTERN IS ON THE HORIZON...AS A MAJOR STORM IS BREWING OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND IS ANTICIPATED TO IMPACT NORTHERN NEVADA BY MONDAY. AT FIRST...THIS WILL START OUT AS A WIND EVENT. HOWEVER... AS THE STORM MOVES INLAND...COLD TEMPERATURES AND RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS ARE FORECAST ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-53. MAX HUMIDITY........21-24%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......16500 TO 17000. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-75. MIN HUMIDITY........10-13%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......17000 TO 17500. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SZATANEK REQUESTED BY...CNIDC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090925.CHINA.01/LKN