FNUS75 KVEF 271552 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR MOUNTAIN SPRINGS...USFS LAS VEGAS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 752 AM PST TUE JAN 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ESPECIALLY IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS AND ALOFT AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PULLS TO THE EAST OF THE BURN SITE. WINDS CLOSER TO GROUND LEVEL ARE EXPECTED TO LESSEN TONIGHT. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK ALONG WITH A WARMING TREND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-36. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING NORTH AT 6 TO 12 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 12 KNOTS. .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22. MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 10K FT WIND.......NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE. $$ FORECASTER...STACHELSKI REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WHITE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090127.MOUNT.01/VEF