FNUS75 KLKN 221648 FWSLKN SPOT FORECAST FOR SAGEBRUSH CRK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 848 AM PST MON FEB 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN FROM THE PACIFIC LATE IN THE DAY TUESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ON TUESDAY WITH SNOW MOVING IN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON OR DURING THE EVENING TUESDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. WARMER AIR WILL THEN MOVE IN DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY CAUSING ANY REMAINING SNOW SHOWERS TO CHANGE TO RAIN BY THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-41. MIN HUMIDITY........49-52%. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UP-VALLEY BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-29. MAX HUMIDITY........85-95%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS...CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-48. MIN HUMIDITY........56-62%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST 7 TO 14 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MARTIN REQUESTED BY...CASEY BOESPFLUG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100223.SAGEB.01/LKN