FNUS75 KREV 251617
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
917 AM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR DRY LIGHTNING UNTIL 8 PM THIS
EVENING...

DISCUSSION...A CRITICAL THUNDERSTORM EVENT IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH
INCREASING INSTABILITY AND LOW LEVELS REMAINING DRY. ISOLATED STORMS
ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH NOON WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM
2 TO 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON. ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF 50 MPH
OUTFLOW WINDS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING BUT
THE THREAT OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.
SCATTERED WETTER THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY MONDAY.

FOR TODAY
SKY/WEATHER...........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING WITH ISOLATED DRY
                      THUNDERSTORMS...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
                      SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-90
MIN HUMIDITY........11-13%
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7-11 MPH
                      WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
                      GUSTS TO 50 MPH NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM.
LAL.................6
   HAINES INDEX.......5
MIXING HEIGHT....... 17500 FEET MSL
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12-18 MPH

FOR TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                      10 PM BECOMING ISOLATED AFTER. THUNDERSTORMS
                      WILL BEGIN TO PRODUCE WETTING RAINS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-63
MAX HUMIDITY........32-38%...10% WETTER
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE BY 11 PM
                      GUSTS TO 50 MPH NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM.
LAL.................6...BECOMING 2 BETWEEN 8 AND 11 PM
   HAINES INDEX.......4

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
SKY/WEATHER...........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                      THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-84
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18%
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
                      GUSTS TO 45 MPH NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM.
LAL.................4
   HAINES INDEX.......4
MIXING HEIGHT....... 16500 FEET MSL
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15-20 MPH.

FORECASTER...WALLMANN

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REQUESTED BY...ALLISON BECK
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE