FNUS75 KREV 181646 FWSREV SPOT FORECAST FOR KI2 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 946 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DISCUSSION...TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY PRODUCING PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE BURN AREA. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP THURSDAY THEN DRIFT EAST FRIDAY. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS WEEKEND BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SHOWERS. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 900 PDT 5/18/11 WEATHER............CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. TEMPERATURE........32...MAX 35-40. HUMIDITY...........75%...MIN 50-55%. WIND...20 FOOT.....WEST 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS 16 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT......11500 FT MSL. MIXING WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. FOR TONIGHT WEATHER............MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE........MIN 25-30. HUMIDITY...........MAX 90-95%. WIND...20 FOOT.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS 18 TO 22 MPH IN EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2200. FORECASTER...MLF $$ REQUESTED BY...KEEGAN SCHAFER REASON FOR REQUEST...STATE, TRIBAL OR LOCAL FIRE AGENCY WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH A FEDERAL PARTICIPANT IN THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES.