FNUS75 KREV 031710
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR 2010 STILLWATER WETLANDS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
910 AM PST WED MAR 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY BRINGING ABOUT A TENTH OF AN INCH OF
PRECIP TO THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS A 15
PERCENT CHANCE THAT THE COLD FRONT WILL FORM A STRONG BAND OF
PRECIP OVER THE BURN SITE WHICH WOULD BRING CLOSER TO HALF AN
INCH OF LIQUID. PRECIPITATION WILL START AS A RAIN/SNOW MIX
BECOMING ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AROUND THE BURN...BUT THERE IS ONLY A
15-20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THIS OCCURRING.


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



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........62% AT IGNITION...MIN 45%.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION
                    ...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON IF THEY DEVELOP OVER
                    THE BURN AREA. THERE IS A 15 PERCENT
                    CHANCE OF THIS OCCURRING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                    THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE EVENING.
                    CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MAX HUMIDITY........95%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...IF THEY DO DEVELOP
                    OVER THE BURN AREA. THERE IS A 20 PERCENT
                    CHANCE OF THIS OCCURRING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MIN HUMIDITY........40%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISHLER
REQUESTED BY...TIM RASH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100303.2010S.01/REV


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