FNUS75 KLKN 021444
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SACRAMENTO PASS RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
644 AM PST FRI MAR 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DEPARTING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING BRISK CONDITIONS TO
THE FIRE SITE THIS MORNING...WITH WINDS DECREASING STEADILY THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. BY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA...BRINGING WARMING AND DRY CONDITIONS EACH DAY
WITH LIGHT WINDS. DURING THE NIGHT...SURFACE INVERSIONS WILL FORM WITH
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS 15 MPH BY 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FEET...SURFACE INVERSION.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-37 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-3500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...86
REQUESTED BY...ROB FRISK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120302.SACRA.01/LKN