FNUS75 KREV 171305
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH WASHOE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
605 AM PDT WED MAR 17 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...

DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE FROM THE PACIFIC WILL COMBINE WITH
MOISTURE AND HEATING TO PRODUCE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
BURN SITE THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 900 PDT 3/17/10
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY BETWEEN 1400 AND 2000.
                    TEMPERATURE...........51...MAX 64
                    HUMIDITY........40-45%...MIN 28%
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST-EAST 2-3 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
                      NEAR SHOWERS AND BUILDUPS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... 10,000 FT MSL
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5-10 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING
                      VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

FORECASTER...FISHLER/HOHMANN

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REQUESTED BY...JED RUDELBACH
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U