FNUS75 KREV 191857
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1157 AM PDT THU AUG 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1115 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK RIDGE OVER THE REGION WILL KEEP WINDS LIGHT TODAY WITH LOW
MINIMUM RH. RECOVERIES WILL BE SLIGHTLY LESS TONIGHT AS COMPARED
TO LAST NIGHT WITH TYPICAL DIURNAL WIND TREND. WINDS WILL
INCREASE FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
EXPECTED SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    UP TO 18 MPH IN OPEN AREAS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14500-15000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-40%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14000-14500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LABELLE/HOHMANN
REQUESTED BY...R WHISENHUNT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100819.WOLFC.01/REV


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