FNUS75 KREV 212118
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLINKARD PILE BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
118 PM PST FRI JAN 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST WILL MAINTAIN A
DRY PATTERN THROUGH NEXT WEEK. INVERSIONS WILL BE A CONCERN
THROUGH THE SLINKARD VALLEY WHERE MIXING WILL LIKELY BE POOR
IN THE MORNING. AS WINDS INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A
WEAK SHORTWAVE MIXING WILL IMPROVE. THE INVERSION WILL BE
STRONGER ON SUNDAY WITH LITTLE MIXING EXPECTED.

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



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-38%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE AT IGNITION TIME RISING TO 8000
                    FEET MSL BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-21.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-31%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE MORNING RISING TO
                    7000 FEET MSL BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...FISHLER
REQUESTED BY...JOHN BUTLER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110122.SLINK.01/REV


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE