FNUS75 KREV 200813
FWSREV

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING PEAK...SIERRA FRONT DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
113 AM PDT TUE AUG 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0051 PDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL SLOWLY
START TO MOVE NORTH TODAY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN PLACE WILL ALLOW
SHOWERS AND WET THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE
STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND ERRATIC
OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. A DRYING TREND WILL BEING THURSDAY AS
THE LOW LIFTS NORTHWARD WITH GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AROUND 12 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTH 5-10 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......17000 FT MSL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75%.
WIND...20 FOOT......SOUTHEAST 5-10 GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3.

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FORECASTER...BRONG
REQUESTED BY...FUHRMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130820.SPRIN.01/REV

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