FNUS75 KREV 040009
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURBANK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
509 PM PDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1646 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...
A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL WILL PASS THROUGH THE
BURN AREA THROUGH MIDWEEK. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY TUESDAY.
BUT WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS COLD FRONT WILL BRING PERIODS OF
RAIN AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES TO THE FIRE AREA LATE TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY. WETTING RAINS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50S.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-45 VALLEY FLOOR...48-52 MID SLOPE.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-78% VALLEY FLOOR...65-68% MID SLOPE.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 WITH GUSTS TO 18 TO 22
                    MPH DECREASING TO WEST 6 TO 9 MPH AFTER 2100
                    IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS 24 TO 28 MPH DECREASING SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH AT THE RIDGE
                    TOP AFTER 2200.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68 VALLEY FLOOR...61-64 MID SLOPE.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-26% VALLEY FLOOR...26-29% MID SLOPE.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS 16 TO 19 MPH AFTER 1200
                    NEAR THE VALLEY FLOOR. WEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 11 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS 20 TO 24 MPH AFTER 1200 NEAR THE RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11600 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...FAUCETTE
REQUESTED BY...GAYLE SORENSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111003.BURBA.01/REV


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