FNUS75 KLKN 101325
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAYNE BASIN RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
625 AM PDT MON MAY 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A VERY STRONG AND UNSEASONABLY COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL BE
AFFECTING NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY AND TOMORROW. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING
A COMBINATION OF WINDS...RAIN...AND ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES
TONIGHT...SNOW. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 6600-7100 FEET...DROPPING TO 5500 FEET BY
TUESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY LATE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-55%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 22 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER 5 PM PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8400 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW...MAY BE MIXED WITH RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-80%.
WIND (20 FT)........BRISK. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...86
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN PALMA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100510.PAYNE.01/LKN