FNUS75 KREV 062112
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE COMPLEX...SIERRA FRONT DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
212 PM PDT MON AUG 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1352 PDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION BRINGING A
WARMING AND DRYING TREND THROUGH THE WEEK. SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS
ARE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE THIS EVENING, CLEARING OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
AROUND THE COMPLEX WHICH CAN BRING GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEK IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-56 LOWER ELEVATIONS...60-63 MIDSLOPES.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-42% LOWER ELEVATIONS...29-33% MIDSLOPES.
WIND...20 FOOT......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6
                    MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-90 LOWER ELEVATIONS...82-85 MIDSLOPES.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-14%.
WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 8
                    TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1500. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16000-16500 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...FISHLER
REQUESTED BY...FUHRMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120806.LAKEC.01/REV


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE