FNUS75 KREV 100100
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
600 PM PDT MON AUG 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1733 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHWEST CANADA WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS
THE NORTHWEST US THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING DRIER
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE FIRE AREA WITH TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY COOLER.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS
POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED RIDGES THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON
                    EXPOSED RIDGES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16100-16600 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON
                    EXPOSED RIDGES.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ON
                    EXPOSED RIDGES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16100-16600 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...DEUTSCHENDORF
REQUESTED BY...DAWN RUDELBACH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100809.WOLFC.01/REV


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