FNUS75 KREV 051400
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOG VALLEY PRESCRIBED FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
700 AM PDT WED MAY 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION WILL BRING GUSTY WEST
WINDS TO THE BURN AREA TODAY. BY THURSDAY...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND
BECOME EAST. DRY WEATHER WITH LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-22%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH.
                    SUSTAINED WINDS HIGHER IN LESS SHELTERED AREAS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-23.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-67%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO
                    30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18%.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DEUTSCHENDORF/MLF
REQUESTED BY...DAN GUSTAFSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100506.DOGVA.01/REV


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