FNUS75 KLKN 131709
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR STUD...ELKO INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1009 AM PDT MON AUG 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1002 PDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...QUIET WEATHER WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AT THE STUD WILDFIRE
THROUGH NOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN ELKO
COUNTY BEGINNING AROUND 1-2 PM. STORMS WILL TEND TO BE A MIX OF WET AND
DRY...WITH SOME CORES PRODUCING WETTING RAINS...AS WELL AS SOME DRY
LIGHTNING STRIKES OCCURING OUTSIDE OF STORM CORES. AT ANY RATE...
STORMS WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY ERRATIC
OUTFLOW WINDS. EXPECT THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE TO DECREASE AFTER SUNSET.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OUTSIDE OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......19000-20000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF SMOKE
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-47 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......19300-20300 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TURNER
REQUESTED BY...CODY GOFF - IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120813.STUD_.01/LKN