FNUS75 KREV 291228
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH WASHOE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
530 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND JET STREAM WILL COME TOGETHER
OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TUESDAY...WITH DAMAGING WINDS ALONG
THE SIERRA FRONT. BURN AREA MAY BE PARTIALLY SHELTERED FROM THE
WORST DAMAGING WINDS...BUT WILL STILL BE VERY WINDY. THIS AFTERNOON
AND TUESDAY MORNING WILL BE THE STRONGEST PERIODS OF WINDS...WITH
WINDS DROPPING OFF TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS
SOME POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW ON THE BURN AREA TUESDAY EVENING
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........48-50...MAX 64-66.
                    HUMIDITY........31-34%...MIN 22-24%.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 40 MPH IN THE MORNING. INCREASING TO 25 TO
                    35 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 TO 40 MPH INCREASING TO 55 TO 60
                    MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOON/MLF
REQUESTED BY...JED RUDELBACH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100329.NORTH.01/REV

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