FNUS75 KLKN 090359
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOMER...EIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
859 PM PDT WED AUG 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2040 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR TONIGHT AS THE CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY SHIFTS TO THE EAST. ENOUGH RESIDUAL MOISTURE WILL STICK
AROUND THURSDAY FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED WET/DRY THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON. OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

ON FRIDAY...LOW PRESSURE FROM THE NORTH WILL PUSH EAST AND INTERACT
WITH THE MOISTURE ALREADY IN PLACE. EXPECTING AN ESCALATION OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-55 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...BECOMING EAST
                    3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED MIX OF WET AND
                    DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16700-17700 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...86
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HOEHNE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120808.HOMER.01/LKN