FNUS75 KREV 220017
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLIDE...SIERRA FRONT DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
517 PM PDT SAT AUG 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1652 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AS LOW
PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE SIERRA. DESPITE HUMIDITY ABOVE 30
PERCENT...GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL DECREASE SUNDAY AND MAY
BECOME LIGHT BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-55%.
WIND...20 FOOT......DOWN CANYON 13-18 MPH WITH GUSTS 30-40 MPH
                    THROUGH 10 PM THEN DECREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
RIDGE LEVEL WINDS...SOUTHWEST 40-50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
WIND...20 FOOT......DOWN CANYON 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE LEVEL WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35-45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 10-20 MPH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...BRONG
REQUESTED BY...SFIDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100821.SLIDE.02/REV


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