FNUS75 KREV 111301
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEETWATER RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
500 AM PST THU MAR 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST TODAY...WITH A PACIFIC
STORM AND COLD FRONT REACHING THE AREA FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL
INCREASE FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
POSSIBLE. SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE THE BURN SITE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A COLD NORTH WIND WILL AFFECT THE SITE ON
SATURDAY AS THE STORM MOVES EAST AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
WEST. CONDITIONS WILL BE WARM AND DRY WITH LIGHT WINDS SUNDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27%.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85%.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6-10 MPH INCREASING 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30-40 MPH.

.OUTLOOK WIND FORECAST SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.SATURDAY...NORTH WINDS 10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
.SUNDAY...NORTH WINDS 3-6 MPH.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...VARIABLE TO 5 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...BRONG
REQUESTED BY...DAN MICHAEL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100311.SWEET.01/REV

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE