FNUS75 KLKN 131524 FWSLKN SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH RUBY RX...HUMBOLDT TOIYABE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 824 AM PDT MON SEP 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE AIRMASS OVER THE SITE TODAY LOOKS MORE STABLE THAN WHAT THE PREVIOUS COMPUTER MODEL RUNS INDICATED AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA NOW SLOWER TO MOVE EAST. THE UPPER LOW MOVES ACROSS NEVADA ON TUESDAY CREATING AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE SITE FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. AFTER TUESDAY...DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-75. MIN HUMIDITY........16-19%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FEET ABOVE MSL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-53. MAX HUMIDITY........57-60%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-73. MIN HUMIDITY........18-21%. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST WINDS 12 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FEET ABOVE MSL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HARMER REQUESTED BY...SEAN BASSO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100914.SOUTH.02/LKN