FNUS75 KREV 181219
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAUGHLIN FIRE...NWS RENO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
419 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0355 PST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HIGH WIND WARNING EXTENDED THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME ESPECIALLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC DURING
FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS MORNING BETWEEN NOW AROUND 8 AM. THERE IS A
CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT IS
NOT EXPECTED TO BE MUCH. RECOVERY WILL BE MUCH BETTER TONIGHT...WITH
WINDS DECREASING SHARPLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

NOTE:  PLEASE SEE OPERATING PLAN FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS
       HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN/SNOW
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30%.
WIND...20 FOOT......VERY WINDY. WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS 65 TO 70 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-82%.
WIND...20 FOOT......BREEZY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    45 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

$$
FORECASTER...HOON
REQUESTED BY...ALEX HOON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111118.CAUGH.01/REV


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE