FNUS75 KLKN 101843
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST MARYS...EIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1143 AM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1124 PDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...MONSOONAL MOISTURE LINGERS OVER EASTERN NEVADA. A WEAK
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY IMPACTING THE
INCIDENT. THIS MONSOONAL AIR WILL CONTRAST WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
RESULTING IN ANOTHER ROUND OF ENHANCED THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECTING A MIX OF
DRY AND WET THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...MICROBURSTS POSSIBLE. GOOD RH RECOVERY
EXPECTED TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
                    SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9
                    TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16100-17100 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 22 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........4 BECOMING 5 AFTER 2 PM PDT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
                    ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-65 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 UNTIL LATE EVENING BECOMING 4 AFTER 10 PM PDT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5
                    TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16900-17900 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 23 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING 5 BY NOON PDT.

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FORECASTER...PAM SZATANEK
REQUESTED BY...ZACK KEPHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120810.WESTM.01/LKN