FNUS75 KREV 202129
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR WASHOE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
129 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 4 AM
SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE WASHOE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING...THEN RETURN SATURDAY MORNING BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT.  WIND GUSTS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 45 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. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS UP TO 0.75 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BURN SITE. LIGHT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET 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 49-51.
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 45-50%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30-40 MPH
                      INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      NEAR 50 MPH AFTER 1600.

FOR TONIGHT
   WEATHER............CLOUDY WITH HEAVY RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 7500 FEET
                      LOWERING TO 5500 FEET BY SUNRISE. HEAVIEST
                      RAINFALL EXPECTED BETWEEN 1900 AND 0200.
   TEMPERATURE........MIN 33-36.
   HUMIDITY...........MAX 100%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH.
                      HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE 1700-2000. 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