FNUS75 KVEF 201611 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR TROUT CANYON RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 811 AM PST TUE JAN 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON JANUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...FOR TODAY THERE WILL BE INCREASING HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND FOLLOW AN UP VALLEY/DOWN VALLEY PATTERN. WEDNESDAY WILL SEE LOWER CLOUDS AND CONTINUED LIGHT DIURNAL WIND PATTERNS. EXTENDED...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...THURSDAY WILL SEE AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WHICH WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN BUT WITH ONLY LIGHT RAIN TOTAL AMOUNTS...GENERALLY BELOW A TENTH OF AN INCH. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGE LINES ABOVE THE BURN SITE. FRIDAY WILL CONTINUE CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN BUT PRIMARILY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SPRING RANGE. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL SEE MOSTLY FAIR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS AS HIGH PRESSURE TEMPORARILY MOVES OVER THE REGION. MONDAY WILL SEE ANOTHER SYSTEM APPROACH FROM THE NORTH AND BRIGHT STRONGER WEST WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PASS MONDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION ARE VERY SLIGHT MONDAY AND MAINLY RESTRICTED TO THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 KNOTS IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 KNOTS. $$ FORECASTER...JACQUES REQUESTED BY...LIZA DENITTO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090121.TROUT.01/VEF