FNUS75 KREV 170530
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONSTANTIA...SIERRA FRONT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1030 PM PDT THU AUG 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2214 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
INCREASING MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY, WITH SCATTERED
WET THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. A FEW DRY STRIKES MAY BE POSSIBLE
OUTSIDE OF THE RAIN CORES. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY IF
A STORM MOVES DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 40 MPH
MAY BE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW STORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE
ON SATURDAY, BUT MORE ISOLATED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF
                    SMOKE IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-99.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-16%.
WIND...20 FOOT......UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 4
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16900-17400 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
CHC WETTING RAIN....20% IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-51%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CHC WETTING RAIN....20% IN THE EVENING..
LAL.................3 IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

FORECASTER...HOON

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FORECASTER...HOON
REQUESTED BY...SFIDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120816.CONST.02/REV


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