FNUS75 KREV 050045
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUST...USFS INYO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
445 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON DECEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE BURN AREA BY LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THEN
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH. A FEW
SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY EVENING BUT LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. COLDER CONDITIONS WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS
ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH.


NOTE:  PLEASE SEE OPERATING PLAN FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS
       HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE



.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30...MAX 33-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........40%...MIN 15-18%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST WINDS 6-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER 10 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15-30 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-15.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-61%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTHWEST TO NORTH 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS 20-25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-33%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25-30 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500-10000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20-35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DEUTSCHENDORF
REQUESTED BY...INYO DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091205.RUST_.01/REV


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