FNUS75 KREV 201912
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR WASHOE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1112 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE,
CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 4 AM
SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TODAY THROUGH 10 PM
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY WINDS WILL RETURN LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
WASHOE FIRE...WITH MUCH HIGHER HUMIDITY AS ABUNDANT MOISTURE MOVES
INTO WESTERN NEVADA. WIND GUSTS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 50 MPH...BUT
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHORT DURATION WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH THIS
EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE FIRE SITE. WETTING RAINS WILL
OCCUR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL
BETWEEN 1900 AND 0400 WHICH COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS
FLOWS. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING AS THE
COLDER AIR MOVES INTO WESTERN NEVADA.

OUTLOOK FOR TODAY
   WEATHER............MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE BY
                      LATE AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 47-50.
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 45-50%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS 35-45 MPH
                      INCREASING TO 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      NEAR 50 MPH AFTER 1600.

FOR TONIGHT
   WEATHER............CLOUDY WITH HEAVY RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW.
                      SNOW LEVEL 7500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS
                      BY SATURDAY MORNING.
   TEMPERATURE........MIN 30-33.
   HUMIDITY...........MAX 100%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH.
                      HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE 1900-2200. WINDS
                      DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10-20 GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                      AFTER 2200.

FOR SATURDAY
   WEATHER............SNOW SHOWERS.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 35-40.
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 60-65%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....WEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

FORECASTER...LINDAMAN

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REQUESTED BY...FUHRMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE