FNUS75 KREV 272121
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVERBELL...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
221 PM PDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1354 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
INCREASED MOISTURE WILL CAUSE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AROUND THE
AREA THIS EVENING. MOST THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE WETTING
RAINS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND ANY STORMS.
AFTER TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL RETURN WITH DRIER AND UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. HAINES OF 6 EXPECTED SUNDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS (15% CHANCE)
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....10%.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE
                    GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING (15% CHANCE).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CHC WETTING RAIN....10%.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0%.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

$$
FORECASTER...HOON
REQUESTED BY...SILVERBELL IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.SILVE.01/REV


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