FNUS75 KREV 182143
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR 5 POINTS GRAPPLE PILE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
143 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...GUSTY WINDS AND INCREASING HUMIDITIES ARE ON TAP FOR
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH LOW PRESSURE OFF THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST COAST. A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
THURSDAY RESULTING IN CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH MORE
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE THURSDAY BRINGING A
MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE BURN AREA. ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEMS ARE
LIKELY INTO THE WEEKEND.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1430 PST 1/18/12
   WEATHER............CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW.
   TEMPERATURE........29-32...MAX 30-33.
   HUMIDITY...........25-28%...INCREASING TO 32-35% BY LATE
AFTERNOON.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 14-18 MPH WITH GUSTS
27-32.
   MIXING HEIGHT......7000-7500 FEET MSL.
   MIXING WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   WEATHER............CLOUDY WITH LIGHT SNOW.

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY
   WEATHER............CLOUDY WITH LIGHT SNOW...BECOMING MIXED WITH
                      OR CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 36-39.
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 55-62%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH IN THE MORNING
                      INCREASING TO 10-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT......7000-7500 FEET MSL.
   MIXING WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 30-40 MPH.

FORECASTER...WALLMANN/SNYDER

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REQUESTED BY...FIRE ECOLOGIST
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