FNUS75 KREV 041401
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR GROVER HOT SPRINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
601 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2013

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...STRONG INVERSIONS THROUGH SATURDAY...

DISCUSSION...STRONG INVERSIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. THE
BURN SITE WILL BE NEAR THE INVERSION LEVEL WHICH WILL RESULT IN POOR
MIXING WITH SMOKE LIKELY BEING TRAPPED IN VALLEYS...LOCATIONS CLOSER
TO 6000 FEET AND ABOVE MAY BE AT OR JUST ABOVE THE INVERSION WITH
BETTER MIXING EXPECTED. IF THE INVERSION DEEPENS...THE ENTIRE BURN
MAY EXPERIENCE POOR MIXING. INCREASED WINDS AND BETTER MIXING
EXPECTED BY SUNDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE AREAS APPROACHES THE WEST COAST.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 800 PST 1/4/13
   WEATHER............PARTLY CLOUDY.
   TEMPERATURE........8-12...MAX 35-40.
   HUMIDITY...........90-95%...MIN 29-31%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT......5500-6000 FEET MSL.
   MIXING WINDS.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   WEATHER............PARTLY CLOUDY.
   TEMPERATURE........MIN 4-8.
   HUMIDITY...........MAX 90-95%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   WEATHER............PARTLY CLOUDY...INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 39-44.
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 28-32%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8
                      MPH AFTER 1 PM.
   MIXING HEIGHT......5800-6200 FEET MSL.
   MIXING WINDS.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7 TO 13 MPH.

FORECASTER...FUENTES/MLF

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