FNUS75 KLKN 160524
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1024 PM PDT FRI JUL 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2152 PDT ON JULY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CONTINUES
TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...CLEAR SKIES OVERNIGHT WITH LIGHT SOUTH WINDS BECOMING
DRAINAGE/TERRAIN DRIVEN. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH
AFTER NOON SATURDAY...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH. THIS WILL COMBINE
WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10% OR LESS TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE WILDFIRE SITE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
REMAIN STRONG AT SIMILAR SPEEDS SUNDAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING
TO NEAR 6% IN THE AFTERNOON RESULTING IN MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-51%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-11%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH...
                    GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TURNER
REQUESTED BY...SMITH CREEK IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110715.SMITH.01/LKN