FNUS75 KLKN 161631
FWSLKN

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK FIRE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
931 AM PDT FRI AUG 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0922 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED NEAR THE WILDFIRE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY CONVECTION THAT FORMS WILL LIKELY REMAIN
DRY WITH LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. THE CHANCE OF A STORM
DIRECTLY IMPACTING THE SITE TODAY IS NEAR 20%. AFTER NOON, SW WINDS
RETURN AT 10-20 MPH OUTSIDE OF STORMS. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND, INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR DRY LIGHTNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY, AND IS EXPECTED TO
BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-14 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...GUSTING TO 25 MPH.
                     GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                     THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16800-17800 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                     ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-39 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
                     MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                     THUNDERSTORMS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                     MORNING...THEN SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN
                     THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                     MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                     THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16000-17000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TURNER
REQUESTED BY...IC-GILMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130816.BLACK.01/LKN