FNUS75 KREV 112344
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUNDHOG UB  UNIT1...USFS, TAHOE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
444 PM PDT TUE OCT 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WEEK...WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS. LIGHT
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD AFFECT THE BURN AREA LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON...WITH WEAK MIXING AND TRANSPORT WINDS. STRONG INVERSION
WILL TRAP ANY LINGERING SMOKE IN VALLEYS OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY VALLEY FOG BEFORE 9 AM...SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-26%.
WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST
    5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT MSL MORNING...10000-11000 FT MSL
                    AFTER 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR...PATCHY VALLEY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-60%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    AFTER 2100.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24%.
WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000-12000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...HOON
REQUESTED BY...RUBY BURKS  DIST  FUELS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111012.GROUN.01/REV


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