FNUS75 KREV 191450
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR FALLEN LEAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
650 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...VERY STRONG WINDS IN EXPOSED AREAS AND RIDGES FRIDAY...

DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY WILL SLIDE EAST
AS A STRONG BUT FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM APPROACHES THE AREA TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH
STRONG WINDS LIKELY IN EXPOSED AREAS FOR SEVERAL HOURS PRIOR TO
PRECIPITATION ONSET FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 800 PST 11/19/09
   WEATHER............SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE........25-30...MAX 50-54.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT......6500-7000 FT MSL SLOWLY RISING TO
                      9000-9500 FT MSL BY MID AFTERNOON.
   MIXING WINDS.......VARIABLE 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN
                      SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   WEATHER............MOSTLY CLEAR.
   TEMPERATURE........MIN 33-38.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE/VARIABLE 2-5 MPH. GUSTS 8-10 MPH
                      AFTER MIDNIGHT.

OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY
   WEATHER............MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN SNOW
                      DEVELOPING 1200-1500.
   TEMPERATURE........TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S DURING THE MORNING
                      THEN FALLING TO AROUND 30 WITH THE ONSET OF
                      SNOW.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 10-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT......10,000 FT MSL.
   MIXING WINDS.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 40-50 MPH.

FORECASTER...HOHMANN/RC

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REQUESTED BY...MILAN YEATES
REASON FOR REQUEST...STATE, TRIBAL OR LOCAL FIRE AGENCY WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH A
FEDERAL PARTICIPANT IN THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES.