FNUS75 KREV 210322
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR WASHOE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
722 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 OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
WASHOE FIRE THIS EVENING...LESSENING OVERNIGHT...THEN STRENGTHENING
AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WETTING RAINS WILL
OCCUR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL
BETWEEN 2000 AND 0200 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.

FOR TONIGHT
   WEATHER............CLOUDY WITH HEAVY RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 7500 FEET
                      LOWERING TO 5500 FEET BY SUNRISE. HEAVIEST
                      RAINFALL EXPECTED BETWEEN 2000 AND 0200.
   TEMPERATURE........MIN 33-36.
   HUMIDITY...........MAX 100%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH.
                      WINDS DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10-20 GUSTS TO 35
                      MPH AFTER 2200.

.SATURDAY...
   WEATHER............SNOW SHOWERS.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 35-38.
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 60-65%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.


.SATURDAY NIGHT...
   WEATHER............CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                      IN THE EVENING.
   TEMPERATURE........MIN 22-25.
   HUMIDITY...........MAX 94-97%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30
MPH.


.SUNDAY...
   WEATHER............CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 40-43.
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 47-50%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                      15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
   WEATHER............RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 5000 FEET
                      LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOOR.
   TEMPERATURE........MIN 27-32.
   HUMIDITY...........MAX 95-100%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


.3 TO 5 DAY OUTLOOK...
 AFTER ANOTHER WINTER STORM MOVES THROUGH SUNDAY COOL NORTHWEST FLOW
WILL BUILD IN OVER THE REGION ON MONDAY. BY TUESDAY...WEAK RIDGING
RETURNS ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO WARM SLIGHTLY EACH DAY THROUGH
THURSDAY.

.MONDAY...
   CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
  MOSTLY CLOUDY. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
 PARTLY CLOUDY.


FORECASTER...LINDAMAN

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