FNUS75 KLKN 051459
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR SACRAMENTO PASS RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
659 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL REMAIN PARTLY SUNNY WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH
CLOUDS ROLLING OVERHEAD THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG
WINTER STORM FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. FOR TODAY...SURFACE WINDS
WILL PICK UP IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL THICKEN AND LOWER TONIGHT
AND THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT. BY TUESDAY...SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS IN
RESPONSE TO A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A STRONG COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY
EXIT BY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...IN THE MORNING...OCCASIONAL
                    HIGH CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-5500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30-40 MPH

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49...DROPPING THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON TO THE LOW 30S.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-36 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 50 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST BY 4 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 40-50 MPH.

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FORECASTER...86
REQUESTED BY...ROB FRISK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120305.SACRA.01/LKN