FNUS75 KREV 241259
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOTTA UNDERBURN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
559 AM PDT WED APR 24 2013

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...LOW HUMIDITIES THROUGH TONIGHT...

DISCUSSION...ANOTHER SHOT OF UNSEASONABLY DRY AIR CARE OF EASTERLY
FLOW WILL BE IN THE BURN AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND THURSDAY NIGHT, THE FLOW WILL TURN AROUND TO LIGHT WESTERLY WHICH
IS EXPECTED TO ALLOW A SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE FOR THE BURN AREA.
TRANSPORT LOOKS GOOD TODAY BUT WILL WEAKEN SUBSTANTIALLY THURSDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT 4/24/13
   WEATHER............SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE........46-48...MAX 60-63.
   HUMIDITY...........28-31%...MIN 11-14%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH EARLY BECOMING NORTHEAST 6-10
                      MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER 1100 THEN
                      BECOMING EAST 8-14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH
                      AFTER 1400.
   MIXING HEIGHT......11,000 FT MSL.
   MIXING WINDS.......EAST 15-20 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   WEATHER............CLEAR.
   TEMPERATURE........MIN 26-30.
   HUMIDITY...........MAX 56-60%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....EAST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH BECOMING
                      DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 2200.

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY
   WEATHER............SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 64-68.
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 18-22%.
   WIND...20 FOOT.....UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-10 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT......10,000 FT MSL EARLY RISING TO 13,500 FT MSL
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING WINDS.......NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH.

FORECASTER...SNYDER/MLF

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REQUESTED BY...SARA BILLINGS FIRE ECOLOGIST
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U