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SPOT FORECAST FOR STAMPEDE UNIT 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
725 AM PDT THU MAY 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY ON MID SLOPES TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL START TO BUILD OVER THE SIERRA
TODAY. CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY DRY WITH LIGHT WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT.
POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL OCCUR ON MID AND UPPER SLOPES TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........HIGH CLOUDS IN THE MORNING OTHERWISE SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-16%.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5-10 MPH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FEET MSL RISING TO 9000 FEET MSL BY 2 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-25 VALLEY FLOOR...29-32 MID SLOPE.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65% VALLEY FLOOR...22-26% MID SLOPE.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3-6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20%.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FEET RISING TO 10000 FEET IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...BRONG/MLF
REQUESTED BY...LINDA FERGUSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100506.STAMP.01/REV


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