FNUS75 KLKN 211523
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUBY LAKE BURNS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
823 AM PDT WED OCT 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE WILL BE OVER CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH FRIDAY...
WITH A GENERALLY LIGHT NORTHWEST FLOW. OTHER THAN AN OCCASIONAL
BAND OF MID TO HIGH CLOUDS...SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH FRIDAY.
A STRONGER NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK AND THIS
WEEKEND WILL BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL...WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES. THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION...IN THE FORM OF RAIN
SHOWERS...IS EXPECTED IN THE MONDAY TIME FRAME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY MIDDAY...
                    AND SUNNY AGAIN LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT UPSLOPE BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH MIDDAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION DEEPENING TO 7500 FT MSL BY EARLY
                    MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH ABOVE THE INVERSION.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SUNNY
                    MIDDAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT UPSLOPE BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH MIDDAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ARKELL
REQUESTED BY...TIM RASH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091021.RUBYL.01/LKN