FNUS75 KREV 121222
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLEHORN PILE AREA...NORTH LAKE TAHOE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
530 AM PDT WED OCT 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS. LIGHT WINDS TODAY WILL
LEAD TO WEAK MIXING. WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER ON
THURSDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY BETTER MIXING. STRONG INVERSION OVERNIGHT
WILL TRAP ANY SMOKE IN THE BASIN

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22%.
WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE/SOUTHEAST-SOUTH 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........50%.
WIND...20 FOOT......DOWNSLOPE 2-3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........20%.
WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE/SOUTHEAST-SOUTH 3-5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST-WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOON/HOHMANN
REQUESTED BY...ISAAC POWNING
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111012.SADDL.01/REV


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