FNUS75 KVEF 281557
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING MOUNTAIN RX...USFS LAS VEGAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
757 AM PST WED JAN 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE WEST WILL
RESULT IN NORTHERLY WINDS ALOFT OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
THIS MORNINGS SOUNDING INDICATES WIND SPEEDS ABOVE THE INVERSION
AROUND 20 KNOTS ON AVERAGE...AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS MORNINGS
OBSERVED WINDS AT 5100FT WERE LOWER BEING JUST BELOW THE INVERSION.
BY LATE THIS MORNING...THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FILTER DOWN AS THE
INVERSION ERODES...RESULTING IN WINDS BEING PREDOMINANTLY FROM THE
NORTH TO NORTHEAST. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS
WEEK ALONG WITH A WARMING TREND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 29 TO 36 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING NORTH 7 TO 12 KNOTS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......NORTH 30 TO 37 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 11 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...KENNEDY
REQUESTED BY...CLIFF WHITE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090128.SPRIN.01/VEF