FNUS75 KREV 281556
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANT...BLM SURPRISE VALLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
756 AM PST TUE DEC 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON DECEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA
TODAY...WITH LIGHT SNOW OVER THE BURN AREA. THERE IS A SMALL
CHANCE THAT RAIN WILL MIX IN WITH THE SNOW FOR A FEW HOURS THIS
EVENING...BUT MORE LIKELY IT WILL REMAIN AS SNOW. SNOW WILL
INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
LIKELY BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE ALSO A CONCERN AS THEY WILL
BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...STARTING
SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT AND THEN TURNING NORTHWEST BEHIND
IT WEDNESDAY MORNING.


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



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35.
MIN HUMIDITY........75%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23.
MAX HUMIDITY........100%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 25 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 50
                    MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25.
MIN HUMIDITY........78%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 50 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISHLER
REQUESTED BY...JOHN TOOMEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101228.ANT__.02/REV


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