FNUS75 KREV 191411
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH WASHOE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
611 AM PST TUE JAN 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
THURSDAY...BRINGING PERIODS OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE BURN AREA.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 37.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........66% AT IGNITION...MIN 54%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH...
                    BECOMING SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 2 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2200.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-36
MIN HUMIDITY........64-67%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DEUTSCHENDORF/MLF
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN STONELAKE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100119.NORTH.01/REV


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