FNUS75 KREV 180150
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAY MAY...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
650 PM PDT WED AUG 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1826 PDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION
THROUGH THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ANCHORED OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION. EXPECT POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ON MID AND UPPER SLOPES. AFTERNOON WINDS ON
THURSDAY WILL BE A BIT STRONGER THAN TODAY...WITH GUSTS OF 25-30
MPH FORECAST BETWEEN 1400-2000.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-55...EXCEPT 57-62 ABOVE 6000 FEET.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTHWEST WINDS 9-13 MPH WITH GUSTS 20-25 MPH IN
                    THE EARLY EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH
                    BETWEEN 2100-2200.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12%.
WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25-30 MPH BY 1400.

$$
FORECASTER...MYRICK
REQUESTED BY...TIM ROIDE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110817.RAYMA.02/REV


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