FNUS75 KREV 251542
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR PILOT...USFS INYO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
842 AM PDT SUN OCT 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...
...HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY TODAY
WITH A LIGHT NORTH WIND. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY ON MONDAY AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES. FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH
THE BURN AREA BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TUE-WED...WITH MORE NORMAL TEMPS BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-23%.
WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTH 7 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-26%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING 12 TO 15 MPH
                    AFTER 1200. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...HOON
REQUESTED BY...TROY MAGUIRE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091025.PILOT.01/REV


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