FNUS75 KREV 311544
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEETWATER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
844 AM PDT WED MAR 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
ACROSS NEVADA THIS MORNING. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS NEAR THE BURN SITE WILL
TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. ANOTHER
LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY WILL KEEP
COLD AIR OVER THE BURN AREA WITH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE. WHILE
WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LOWER THAN YESTERDAY...LIGHT TO MODERATE WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
                    TEMPERATURE.........28 AT IGNITION...MAX 34.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........65% AT IGNITION...MIN 50%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-18.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER 10 PM.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35.
MIN HUMIDITY........45%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DEUTSCHENDORF
REQUESTED BY...DAN MICHAEL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100331.SWEET.01/REV


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