FNUS75 KREV 052140
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR PILOT BROADCAST BURN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
240 PM PDT FRI NOV 5 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...WEAK LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WILL
BRING LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ON SATURDAY. A STRONGER PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE SIERRA BY SUNDAY...BRINGING COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING WINDS DURING THE DAY...FOLLOWED BY A
PERIOD OF RAIN AND SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT 11/6/10
   WEATHER............MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE........45...MAX 48-52.
   HUMIDITY...........55%...MIN 48-52%
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT......14000 FT MSL.
   MIXING WINDS.......SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   WEATHER............MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN
                      SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
   TEMPERATURE........MIN 32-36
   HUMIDITY...........MAX 65-70%
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 12
                      WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   WEATHER............MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN OR SNOW LIKELY IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 38-42.
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 50-53%
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT......11000 FT MSL.
   MIXING WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH.

FORECASTER...DEUTSCHENDORF

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REQUESTED BY...C. STUART VOLKLAND
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U