FNUS75 KREV 221059
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR TULEDAD RX...BLM SURPRISE FO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
400 AM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER STORMS TO AFFECT BURN SITE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE AROUND THE BURN SITE TODAY...THEN
PERIODS OF SNOW AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. A STRONGER WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO
THE SIERRA THURSDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW AFFECTING THE
BURN SITE THROUGH FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW INCREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-33.
MIN HUMIDITY........80-90%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30
                    MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500-8000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...VANDERBURG/MYRICK
REQUESTED BY...JARED STRAHORN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110322.TULED.01/REV


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