FNUS75 KREV 231337
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH WASHOE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
537 AM PST TUE FEB 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COLD LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE BURN AREA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE LINGERS OVER THE AREA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WITH PERIODS OF SNOW. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILD
THURSDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE AREA FRIDAY. MILDER
TEMPERATURES WEATHER AHEAD OF THIS LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING LIGHT
RAIN TO THE BURN AREA FRIDAY AND A CHANCE FOR SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT.

NOTE:  PLEASE SEE OPERATING PLAN FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS
       HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TEMPERATURE.........27...MAX 32-35.
                    HUMIDITY........76%...MIN 48-51%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO 10
                    TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MLF
REQUESTED BY...JED RUDELBACH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100223.NORTH.01/REV


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE