FNUS75 KREV 051414
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR FANDANGO RX...BLM SURPRISE VALLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
615 AM PST WED JAN 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON JANUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL RESULT IN STRONG VALLEY INVERSIONS
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND POOR MIXING. THE BURN
SITE SHOULD BE A LITTLE WARMER AND DRIER THAN THE VALLEY
FLOOR...HOWEVER THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT FREEZING FOG
WILL IMPACT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN SITE THROUGH
THURSDAY. THE INVERSION WILL ALSO KEEP THE VALLEY FLOOR
SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER AND WETTER THAN THE SURROUNDING HIGHER
TERRAIN. ANY SMOKE WILL LIKELY END UP IN THE VALLEYS. STAGNANT
WEATHER UNTIL SATURDAY WHEN A COLD FRONT WILL BRING BREEZY
CONDITIONS AND A CHANCE FOR SNOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........17-19 AT IGNITION...MAX 29-31.
HUMIDITY............80-85% AT IGNITION...MIN 55-60%.
WIND...20 FOOT......VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-16.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90%.
WIND...20 FOOT......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-32.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65%.
WIND...20 FOOT......VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 4...
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY AND DRY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGHS 35 TO 37. LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES IN THE
LOW 30S LATE IN THE MORNING..FALLING INTO THE 20S DURING THE
AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...VANDERBURG/MLF
REQUESTED BY...JOHN TOOMEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110105.FANDA.01/REV

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