FNUS75 KREV 091350
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOWERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
550 AM PST WED MAR 9 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE TODAY
THEN SHIFTS EAST. A FAST MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BRINGS STRONG
AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE BURN SITE THURSDAY. CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING
WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS BACK INTO THE AREA FRIDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SYSTEM THIS
WEEKEND.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 900 PST 3/9/11
   WEATHER............MOSTLY CLOUDY.
   TEMPERATURE........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 52-55.
   HUMIDITY...........67-70% AT IGNITION...MIN 30-34%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10
                      MPH AFTER 1100.
   MIXING HEIGHT......10,500 - 11,000 FT MSL.
   MIXING WINDS.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   WEATHER............PARTLY CLOUDY.
   TEMPERATURE........MIN 32-35.
   HUMIDITY...........MAX 80-85%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   WEATHER............MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 52-56.
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 37-42%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                      IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO
                      20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AFTER 1200.
   MIXING HEIGHT......10,000 - 10,500 FT MSL.
   MIXING WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 45
                      MPH AFTER 1200.

FORECASTER...MLF/DF

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