FNUS75 KREV 162051 FWSREV SPOT FORECAST FOR CRESTVIEW...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1251 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON JANUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG INVERSION IN PLACE TUESDAY MORNING SHOULD BREAK BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM...MIXING DOWN STRONGER WINDS AND DRIER CONDITIONS...AND HELPING TO MIX OUT THE SMOKE. SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE BY WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE AT THE BURN SITE. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY...BUT WEAKEN...THURSDAY... BECOMING STRONGER AGAIN FRIDAY. THERE IS A 15% CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW AT THE BURN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW EXPECTED FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. NOTE: PLEASE SEE OPERATING PLAN FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....17 AT IGNITION...MAX 36-39. MIN HUMIDITY........45% AT IGNITION...MIN 14-17%. WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 AT IGNITION BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1 PM AND LASTING THROUGH THE DAY. MIXING HEIGHT.......8,500 FEET MSL AT IGNITION TIME RISING TO 10,000 FEET MSL BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT IGNITION BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER THE INVERSION BREAKS. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-16. MAX HUMIDITY........59-62%. WIND...20 FOOT......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. 15% CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-44. MIN HUMIDITY........26-29%. WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......10,500 FEET MSL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 35 TO 45 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...FISHLER REQUESTED BY...JASON WINGARD REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120116.CREST.01/REV HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE