FNUS75 KREV 141846
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPITFIRE...USFS INYO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1046 AM PST WED NOV 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PST ON NOVEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY WITH DRY
CONDITIONS AND STRONG MORNING INVERSIONS. AT THE BURN SITE, THE
INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO BREAK AROUND NOON, WHICH WILL IMPROVE
MIXING. A TROUGH MOVES INLAND FRIDAY, WHICH WILL BRING CLOUDY
CONDITIONS AND CHANCES FOR SNOW TO THE BURN. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION
ON THE BURN WILL BE LIGHT...LESS THAN 2 INCHES.

NOTE: PLEASE SEE OPERATING PLAN FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................20% AT IGNITION...MIN 15%.
WIND...20 FOOT......WINDS SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8,500 FEET MSL AT IGNITION INCREASING TO 11,500
                    FEET MSL AFTER THE INVERSION BREAKS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH THE MIXING
                    HEIGHT AT 11,500 FEET.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 70%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47.
RH..................MIN 38%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......IMPROVING TO 12,000 FEET MSL BY AROUND NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISHLER
REQUESTED BY...T  MAGUIRE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121115.SPITF.01/REV


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