FNUS75 KLKN 160039
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEAD...EIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
539 PM PDT MON OCT 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1719 PDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE BIG STORY FOR THE FIRE SITE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
WILL BE STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE
WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM LOCAL TIME...AND THAT IS
WHEN THE STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. THE FIRE SITE WILL ALSO SEE SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-90 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO WEST
                    25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10800-11800 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 40 TO 50 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JRM/86
REQUESTED BY...BILL SULLIVAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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