FNUS75 KREV 301507
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLAN...SFIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
807 AM PDT FRI JUL 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0748 PDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE WEST COAST WILL KEEP A DRY AND STABLE SOUTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. A DRY SLOT WILL
DROP SOUTH INTO THE AREA TODAY AND BRING POOR RECOVERIES TONIGHT TO
MID AND UPPER SLOPES AND LOWER HUMIDITY DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS BUILD UPS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
                    OTHERWISE SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......18000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........22-26%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 2200.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-11%.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......18000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FAUCETTE
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100730.CLAN_.01/REV


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