FNUS75 KLKN 191908
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH SCHELL...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1208 PM PDT TUE JUN 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1205 PDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COOLER AND LESS WINDY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL FOR THE
REMAINDER OF TODAY AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE STARTS MOVING AWAY
FROM THE REGION. WIND GUSTS MAY STILL CAUSE FAST FIRE SPREAD
ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGH ELEVATION OF THE FIRE. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION FOR WEDNESDAY AND PROVIDE
LIGHTER WINDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. HOT AND WINDY WEATHER WILL
RETURN THURSDAY...WITH HIGHER FIRE SPREAD RATES LIKELY. THE WINDY
WEATHER MAY PERSIST THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-15 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
                    ON EAST-FACING SLOPES...WINDS MAY BE INFLUENCED
                    BY ROTORS AND SHIFT TO THE EAST OR NORTHEAST AT
                    TIMES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14000-15000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 35 TO 45 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-32 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
                    MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN-VALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-15 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000-12000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MARTIN
REQUESTED BY...MANAGEMENT TEAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120617.NORTH.03/LKN