FNUS75 KREV 121238
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPOONER SUMMIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
538 AM PDT THU APR 12 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE SIERRA AND
WESTERN NEVADA TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION EXPECTED LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE ERRATIC NEAR
AND AROUND SNOW SHOWERS TODAY, AND EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS FOR
FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM BEGINS TO EXIT THE REGION. UP TO 8 INCHES COULD
ACCUMULATE BETWEEN THIS MORNING AND FRIDAY MORNING.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 930 PDT 4/12/12
   WEATHER............SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WITH SNOW LIKELY
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE........35...MAX 40
   HUMIDITY...........75%...MIN 50-55%
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FOR TONIGHT
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                      MIDNIGHT.

OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY
   WEATHER............SNOW IN THE MORNING WITH SNOW LIKELY
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 30-35.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

FORECASTER...LINDAMAN/HOON

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REQUESTED BY...PAUL CARMICHAEL
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