FNUS75 KLKN 171601
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALMON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
901 AM PDT WED AUG 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2142 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...UPDATED FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER THE REGION. EXPECT HIGH
TEMPERATURES TO SLOWLY RISE OVER THE FIRE SITE THE NEXT TWO DAYS...WITH
FEWER CLOUDS AND A LIGHTER WIND REGIME THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL
GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DURING THE
OVERNIGHT...EXPECT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AND POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH AFTER 1100 AM PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 27 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH
                    BY 8 PM PDT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-9%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY 12 PM PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16500 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 26 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...ZWIER
REQUESTED BY...EIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110816.SALMO.02/LKN