FNUS75 KREV 081539
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD RX...BLM SURPRISE FIELD OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
739 AM PST MON NOV 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON NOVEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE BURN SITE...WITH A
COLD NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND TODAY. A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN LASSEN COUNTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTY
WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 8-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........90%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTHWEST 7-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60%.
WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 12-17 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRONG
REQUESTED BY...JARED STRAHORN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101108.COTTO.01/REV


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