FNUS75 KLKN 261616 FWSLKN SPOT FORECAST FOR CURRANT PRESCRIBED BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 916 AM PDT SAT JUN 26 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 PDT ON JUNE 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER THE REGION TODAY WILL PRODUCE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON CUMULUS CLOUDS OVER THE BURN AREA...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MORE LIKELY HOWEVER WILL BE DISTANT THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTH AND EAST. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES RISING AND HUMIDITIES LOWERING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-83. MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT MSL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-54. MAX HUMIDITY........31-34%. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING WITH INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-87. MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......16500 FT MSL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...ROOD REQUESTED BY...LYNDSAY FONGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100626.CURRA.01/LKN