FNUS75 KREV 261451
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH WASHOE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
651 AM PST TUE JAN 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON JANUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER TODAY BUT AN OVERALL DRYING TREND IS
EXPECTED FOR THE BURN AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE
RETURNS TO THE REGION. LIGHT WINDS WITH BUILDING INVERSION WILL PRODUCE
POOR MIXING CONDITIONS FOR SMOKE DISPERSION STARTING WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
                    TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 40.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........65% AT IGNITION...MIN 60%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AT IGNITION...DECREASING TO
                    EAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000-7500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                    SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21.
MAX HUMIDITY........96%.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36.
MIN HUMIDITY........64%.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DEUTSCHENDORF
REQUESTED BY...TIM BARTLETT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100126.NORTH.01/REV


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