FNUS75 KVEF 251924 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR TROUT CANYON...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1124 AM PST SUN JAN 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM DROPPING SLOWLY SOUTH INTO NEVADA WILL BRING LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY...WHILE THE MOJAVE DESERT SEES BREEZY CONDITIONS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. THE CHANCES FOR RAIN AND SNOW WILL END AS THE STORM MOVES EAST OF THE AREA TUESDAY...AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE NORMAL BY THE END OF THE WEEK. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....45 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 11 KNOTS. VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR IN THE MORNING BECOMING GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MORGAN REQUESTED BY...LIZA DENITTO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090126.TROUT.01/VEF