FNUS75 KREV 141213
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOE RIDGE 2...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
513 AM PDT FRI MAY 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING SOME INSTABILITY TO THE BURN
SITE TODAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURE THIS
WEEKEND. A THUNDERSTORM MAY AFFECT THE BURN SITE TODAY BETWEEN 1 AND
6 PM. THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL SHIFT FROM CALIFORNIA INTO NEVADA AND
RESULT IN INCREASING AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS WEEKEND. GUSTY
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AS LOW PRESSURE NEARS THE WEST COAST.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. 15%
                    CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-21%.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5-10 BY 4 PM.
                    GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FEET MSL RISING TO 13000 FEET MSL BY
                    1 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20%.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH. MIN HUMIDITY 17-20%.
AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHT 14,000 FEET MSL WITH SOUTHWEST TRANSPORT
WINDS 10-15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISHLER/BRONG
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS STEVENS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100514.DOERI.02/REV

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