FNUS75 KREV 051636
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORTCHURCHILL STATION RX...NDF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
836 AM PST SAT FEB 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RIDGE BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN MONDAY AS A TROUGH DROPS
OUT OF THE NORTH AND IMPACTS THE AREA TUESDAY. WEST WINDS ON
MONDAY WILL TURN NORTHERLY MONDAY NIGHT...THEN INCREASING AND
TURNING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY WITH A COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE. THE SYSTEM WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND COOL
TEMPERATURES BY ABOUT 10 DEGREES...BUT PRECIPITATION IS NOT
EXPECTED ON THE BURN AT THIS TIME.

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



.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISHLER
REQUESTED BY...MIKE FRIEND
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110207.FORTC.01/REV


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