FNUS75 KREV 181242
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURKE HT 6...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
542 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING MILD AND MOIST CONDITIONS WITH
PERIODS OF SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING THEN A RAIN/SNOW MIX TO THE
BURN SITE TODAY. BREEZY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INTO EARLY EVENING.
DRIER WITH LIGHTER WINDS TUESDAY AS A FLAT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS ALOFT OVER THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN TAPERING TO SHOWERS AFTER
                    1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 24 TO 28 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 TO 9500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS 24 TO 28
                    MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 7 TO 11
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER 2300.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS 16 TO 20
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 TO 10500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...VANDERBURG/MLF
REQUESTED BY...SPENCER GRISCOM
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110418.BURKE.01/REV


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