FNUS75 KLKN 021440
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK CREEK STAFF RIDE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
740 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DISTURBANCE WILL PASS NORTHWEST OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY
ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS HUMBOLDT
COUNTY THURSDAY...ALONG WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. RAIN
CHANCES AT THE STAFF RIDE SITE ARE 20-30% WITH HIGHER COVERAGE NORTH
AND WEST OF THE SITE. PRIMARY IMPACT ON THURSDAY WILL BE STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS...AVERAGING 25 TO 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON SUMMITS...PASSES AND NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM ABOUT NOON TO 8 PM PDT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
WINDS...............SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TURNER
REQUESTED BY...BARRY BURT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120503.ROCKC.01/LKN