FNUS75 KREV 301601
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD...BLM SURPRISE FIELD OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
801 AM PST TUE NOV 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST TODAY...
LEAVING STABLE CONDITIONS AND A MILD INVERSION LASTING THROUGH THE
DAY OVER THE BURN SITE. A WEAK SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
WEDNESDAY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW ON THE BURN...ANY
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...WITH IMPROVED MIXING
WEDNESDAY.


NOTE:  PLEASE SEE OPERATING PLAN FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS
       HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35.
MIN HUMIDITY........38%.
WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33.
MIN HUMIDITY........50%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISHLER
REQUESTED BY...MITCHELL MURPHY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101130.COTTO.01/REV


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