FNUS75 KLKN 211537
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG TEN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
837 AM PDT FRI OCT 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0923 PDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MAINLY SUNNY SKIES WILL BE PREVALENT OVER THE FIRE SITE
TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SITS OFF THE EAST PACIFIC. NORTHWEST FLOW
WILL LOWER THE AFTERNOON HIGHS A FEW DEGREES FROM YESTERDAY BUT
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY. THE PATTERN WILL REMAIN QUIET OVER THE NEXT
TWO DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE REGION. WINDS
WILL REMAIN RATHER LIGHT AT LESS THAN 10 MPH DURING THE DAY AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN AT NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    AND NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY 1200 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000-12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH BY 700 PM.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH BY 1200 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000-10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...86
REQUESTED BY...JIM FLANIGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111021.BIGTE.01/LKN