FNUS75 KREV 090353
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARSON RIVER...CENTRAL LYON FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
853 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR
THIS WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION. A SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS LIKELY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A
STRONG PACIFIC LOW BRINGS BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...COOLER
WEATHER AND PERIODS OF RAIN TO LYON COUNTY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 71-73.
RH..................40% AT IGNITION...MIN 12-14%.
WIND...20 FOOT......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12,000-12,500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 40-45%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-74.
RH..................MIN 13-15%.
WIND...20 FOOT......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12,000-12,500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 38-43. HIGHS 73-77. WEST WINDS 6
TO 12 MPH.
.COLUMBUS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 40-45. HIGHS 66-71. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 45-50. HIGHS 62-67. SOUTH WINDS 10
TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...BRONG
REQUESTED BY...C SCOTT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091009.CARSO.01/REV

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