FNUS75 KREV 031540
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR OPHIR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
740 AM PST THU JAN 3 2013

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...STRONG INVERSION TO PERSIST...

DISCUSSION...COLD AIR WILL REMAIN TRAPPED IN THE VALLEYS WITH THE
STRONG INVERSION PERSISTING. THE BOTTOM OF THIS BURN WILL HAVE POOR
MIXING UNDER THE INVERSION WITH SMOKE LIKELY BEING TRAPPED IN
VALLEYS...WHILE THE TOP OF THE BURN WILL BE AT OR JUST ABOVE THE
INVERSION WITH BETTER MIXING EXPECTED. IF INVERSION DEEPENS...THE
ENTIRE BURN MAY EXPERIENCE POOR MIXING.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 900 PST 1/3/13

.TODAY...
WEATHER............SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE........MAX: 5000 FEET: 30-33.
                        6500 FEET: 40-43.
HUMIDITY...........MIN: 5000 FEET: 40-45%.
                        6500 FEET: 28-33%.
WIND...20 FOOT.....5000 FEET: VARIABLE 5 MPH OR LESS.
                   6500 FEET: SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT......500 TO 800 FEET OFF THE SURFACE UNDER THE
                   INVERSION...OTHERWISE 8500 FEET MSL.
MIXING WINDS.......VARIABLE 5 MPH OR LESS UNDER THE INVERSION,
                   SOUTHEAST 10 MPH ABOVE THE INVERSION.

.TONIGHT...
WEATHER............CLEAR BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE........MIN: 5000 FEET: 8-11.
                        6500 FEET: 1 BELOW TO 3 ABOVE ZERO.
HUMIDITY...........MAX: 5000 FEET: 89-92%.
                        6500 FEET: 75-80%.
WIND...20 FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
WEATHER............PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE........MAX: 5000 FEET: 30-33.
                        6500 FEET: 40-43.
HUMIDITY...........MIN: 5000 FEET: 40-45%.
                        6500 FEET: 28-33%.
WIND...20 FOOT.....5000 FEET: VARIABLE TO 5 MPH.
                   6500 FEET: SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT......500 TO 800 FEET OFF THE SURFACE UNDER THE
                   INVERSION...OTHERWISE 8500 FEET MSL.
MIXING WINDS.......VARIABLE TO 5 MPH UNDER THE INVERSION, SOUTH 10
                   MPH ABOVE THE INVERSION.

FORECASTER...FISHLER/BRONG

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REQUESTED BY...TIM BARTLETT
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U