FNUS75 KREV 211620
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLIDE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
920 AM PDT SAT AUG 21 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FOR GUSTY WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES ONSHORE...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON. DECREASING WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON
SUNDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE AREA.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15%. HUMIDITY MAY RISE SLIGHTLY TODAY.
WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE/UPCANYON  7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH. BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BETWEEN 1000
                    AND 1200. STRONGER WINDS IN EXPOSED
                    AREAS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS
                    65 TO 75 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16500-17000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 35 MPH. STRONGER WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN
                    EXPOSED AREAS. RIDGE GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
                    MPH. RIDGE GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    THEN DECREASING 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14700-15200 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE