FNUS75 KREV 171215
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCKINNEY CTL...USFS/TMU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
515 AM PDT SUN OCT 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SEE BOTTOM FOR HOURLY INFO...

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING WETTING RAINS TO THE AREA ON
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. UP TO AN INCH OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION IS
POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING. DRIER AND MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES
WILL RETURN BY MIDWEEK WITH AFTERNOON MIN RH VALUES IN THE MID
40S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-49 AT IGNITION...THEN FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70% AT IGNITION...THEN INCREASING IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER
                    1500. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10-15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-67%.
WIND...20 FOOT......EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...

PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. LOWS
30-34. HIGHS 49-53. DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING EAST 4 TO
9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.HOURLY INFORMATION FROM 1100-1700 TODAY...
                              WIND
TIME.....TEMP......RH......DIR.....SPEED
1100      47      68%       SW      8G15
1200      45      77%       S       6G12
1300      44      85%       S       5G10
1400      43      87%       S       5G10
1500      43      87%       SE      4G8
1600      43      85%       E       5G12
1700      41      90%       NE      6G12

$$
FORECASTER...MYRICK/WALLMANN
REQUESTED BY...ADRIAN VILLEGAS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101017.MCKIN.01/REV


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