FNUS75 KREV 041551 FWSREV SPOT FORECAST FOR MABIE HANDPILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 751 AM PST MON MAR 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WILL BRING CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT SLOPE WINDS. WINDS TO BECOME GUSTY TUESDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH PRECIPITATION STARTING ON THE BURN SITE TUESDAY EVENING. RAIN WILL QUICKLY TURN TO SNOW WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-55. MIN HUMIDITY........31-34%. WIND...20 FOOT......LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......9,500 FT MSL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50. MIN HUMIDITY........36-39%. WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......10,000 FT MSL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 TO 40 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...FISHLER REQUESTED BY...PATRICK CALLAHAN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130304.MABIE.01/REV HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE