FNUS75 KREV 071547
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR MABIE UNIT 70...USFS PNF-BKRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
747 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SIERRA AND
WESTERN NEVADA TODAY...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
INCREASING HUMIDITY FOR THE BURN SITE. ACCUMULATIONS ON SITE TODAY
WILL BE MINIMAL. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY WITH WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS WELL AS REDUCED
MIXING DUE TO STRENGTHENING INVERSIONS.

NOTE:  PLEASE SEE OPERATING PLAN FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS
       HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-61%.
WIND...20 FOOT......LIGHT AND VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH THIS MORNING
                    BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH AROUND NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7,500-8,000 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...THOUGH WINDS ARE SOUTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH ABOUT 1500 FEET ABOVE THE MIXED LAYER.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........94-97%.
WIND...20 FOOT......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-40%.
WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7,500 FEET MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...FISHLER
REQUESTED BY...MANNY LOPEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120207.MABIE.01/REV


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