FNUS75 KREV 281339
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH WASHOE...U.S.F.S.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
539 AM PST THU JAN 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY AND MOVE EAST
FRIDAY...KEEPING LIGHT WINDS AND LOWER HUMIDITY IN PLACE THROUGH
FRIDAY. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE VERY LIMITED TODAY...WITH SLIGHT
IMPROVEMENT BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE
ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND BRING SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TO THE
BURN AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........32-34 AT IGNITION...MAX 39-42.
                    HUMIDITY........68-70% AT IGNITION...MIN 48-52%.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE OR EAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-24.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-92%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER 8 PM.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-53%.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON

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FORECASTER...MLF/DEUTSCHENDORF
REQUESTED BY...JON STONELAKE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100128.NORTH.01/REV


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