FNUS75 KREV 171207
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOWERS...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
507 AM PDT THU MAR 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING FAIR WEATHER TO THE BURN
SITE TODAY. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AHEAD OF
THE NEXT APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CHANCE OF
SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON AND SNOW BECOMING LIKELY IN THE
EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO
                    14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 22
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 TO 36 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...VANDERBURG/MLF
REQUESTED BY...JED RUDELBACH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110317.BOWER.01/REV


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