FNUS75 KREV 211336
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH WASHOE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
536 AM PST THU JAN 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON JANUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH THE
DAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. 2 TO 5 MORE INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET
THROUGH TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TEMPERATURE.........31 AT IGNITION...MAX 35-38.
                    HUMIDITY........76% AT IGNITION...MIN 60-63%.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........97-100%.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500-10000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOON/MLF
REQUESTED BY...JON STONELAKE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100121.NORTH.01/REV


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