FNUS75 KREV 231251
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAVIS CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
552 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA
WEDNESDAY WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A SECOND...STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE
INTO THE SIERRA THURSDAY WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION AND
ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS AFFECTING THE BURN SITE THROUGH
FRIDAY. A THIRD SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SIERRA
SATURDAY.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW.
TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 33-36.
RH..................82% AT IGNITION...MIN 65-70%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WINDS SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS
                    UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 30 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26-29.
RH..................MAX 95-100%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 32-35.
RH..................MIN 70-75%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 35-40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISHLER/MYRICK
REQUESTED BY...JED RUDELBACH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110323.DAVIS.01/REV


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