FNUS75 KREV 070056
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR PREACHER...SFIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
556 PM PDT WED JUN 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1725 PDT ON JUNE 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH TONIGHT,
WITH LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS AND DRIER CONDITIONS. POOR TO MODERATE
RECOVERIES TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY FOR MIDSLOPES AND RIDGES. WINDS
BEGIN TO INCREASE THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE WEST
COAST. EVEN STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AS THE
COLD FRONT MOVES IN WITH POTENTIALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42...MIDSLOPES 46-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50%...MIDSLOPES 25-30%.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-16%.
WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13
                    MPH WITH GUSTS 22 TO 25 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...HOON
REQUESTED BY...SFIDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120606.PREAC.01/REV


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