FNUS75 KLKN 091545
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH SCHELL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
845 AM PDT SAT JUN 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 PDT ON JUNE 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION.
WINDS WILL BE GUSTY TODAY AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. DESPITE THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE...HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW AND CONDITIONS WILL BE
RIPE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WINDS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS
                    UP TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 45 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500-12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 35 TO 45 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-48 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 45 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000-12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MARTIN
REQUESTED BY...JIMMY FLANAGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120609.NORTH.01/LKN