FNUS75 KREV 161306
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRESTVIEW...INYO N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
606 AM PDT SAT OCT 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO PICKUP ON SATURDAY AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE
INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO NEAR 9000 FEET BY
SUNDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-54 AT IGNITION...MAX...64-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60% AT IGNITION...MIN...22-25%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WINDS UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 34-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80-90%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15
                    MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52 EARLY...THEN FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55% IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MYRICK/WALLMANN
REQUESTED BY...C  STUART VOLKLAND
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101016.CREST.01/REV


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