FNUS75 KLKN 151420 FWSLKN SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH SCHELL...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 720 AM PDT FRI JUN 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0715 PDT ON JUNE 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MID-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL HELP TO FUEL AFTERNOON ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS OVER OF AND WEST OF THE FIRE SITE. EXPECT STORMS TO DEVELOP AFTER 11 AM PDT. STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM OUTFLOWS OF THESE STORMS. MORE STABLE AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR EXPECTED TOMORROW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/ DOWN VALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER 1130 AM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......17500-18500 FT MSL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53. MAX HUMIDITY........35-50 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH...BECOMING 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 8PM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......17200-18200 FT MSL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST BY 2 PM PDT.. $$ FORECASTER...86 REQUESTED BY...JIMMY FLANAGAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120615.NORTH.01/LKN