FNUS75 KREV 231248
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR TULEDAD RX...BLM SURPRISE FO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
549 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A
SECOND...STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW AND ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS
AFFECTING THE BURN SITE THROUGH FRIDAY. A THIRD SYSTEM IS FORECAST
TO MOVE INTO THE AREA SATURDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW.
TEMPERATURE.........29 AT IGNITION...MAX 32-35.
RH..................85% AT IGNITION...MIN 70-75%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WINDS SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23-26.
RH..................MAX 95-100%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH
                    UNTIL EARLY MORNING.

.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 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500-9000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISHLER/MYRICK
REQUESTED BY...JARED STRAHORN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110323.TULED.01/REV


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