FNUS75 KREV 171111
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
411 AM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1905 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...A SMALL BUT POTENT LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO OREGON
LATE TODAY. GUSTY WINDS WITH VERY LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS
OVER THE BURN AREA. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY
BRINGING EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS RESULTING IN VERY LOW DAYTIME
HUMIDITY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12%.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER
                    1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000-15500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55...55-57 MIDSLOPES.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-33%...15-20% MIDSLOPES.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 40
                    MPH DECREASING TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGE
                    GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO
                    30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14000-14500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...HOON/MLF
REQUESTED BY...JED RUDELBACH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100816.WOLFC.02/REV


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