FNUS75 KREV 231412
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROUNDHILL HANDTHINNING UNIT 17...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
712 AM PDT TUE MAR 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
COOLER AND BREEZIER CONDITIONS RETURN THURSDAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE
BREAKS DOWN. WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN BY SATURDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE RE-BUILDS OVERHEAD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........38-41...MAX 48-51.
                    HUMIDITY........40-43%...MIN 27-30%.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER
                    1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT MSL AT IGNITION RISING TO 9000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT MSL AFTER SUNSET (LIGHT WINDS FOR POOR MIXING).

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FORECASTER...MLF/SS
REQUESTED BY...JIM DICKINSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100323.ROUND.01/REV


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