FNUS75 KLKN 300129
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH BATTLE MOUNTAIN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
629 PM PDT SUN APR 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1817 PDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CONDITIONS SHOULD BE FAIRLY FAVORABLE FOR FIRE FIGHTING
TONIGHT AS LIGHT WINDS AND GOOD RH RECOVERIES PREVAIL TO SLOW FIRE
GROWTH. HOWEVER...THEY WILL BECOME EXTREMELY UNFAVORABLE TOMORROW AS
WARMER TEMPERATURES...MUCH LOWER HUMIDITY AND MUCH STRONGER WINDS
DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA. ***RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS EXPECTED BY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.*** CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR
EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE TOMOROW NIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH AND SHOWERS
MOVE INTO THE AREA. HOWEVER...PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS SHOULD BE MINIMAL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-75 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWN-VALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UP-VALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000-12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MARTIN
REQUESTED BY...CHAD LEWIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120429.NORTH.01/LKN