FNUS75 KLKN 021624
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUBY LAKE NWR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
824 AM PST FRI DEC 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON DECEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL CLIP NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT.
THIS FEATURE HAS BROUGHT CLOUDS INTO ELKO COUNTY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR SNOW SHOWERS ON SITE BUT GENERALLY MOST OF THE SHOWERS ACTIVITY
CAN BE EXPECTED EAST OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
OTHERWISE A DRY FORECAST IS IN STORE. COLD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL INFLUENCE
THE REGION AND WILL PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

MIN HUMIDITY........22-28 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS UP TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 15 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 30 TO 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAM SZATANEK
REQUESTED BY...TIM RASH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111202.RUBYL.01/LKN