FNUS75 KVEF 221221 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKLEY...CAL FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 521 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2058 PDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND NOON TODAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. LIGHT RAIN CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS WILL FALL SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND THE FRONT. NORTH WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS TOMORROW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-48. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......WEST 28 TO 36 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....5 PERCENT. LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1 IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 TO 21 KNOTS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29. MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING. 10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 36 TO 41 MPH BECOMING NORTH 23 TO 28 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 22 KNOTS. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTH WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......NORTH 33 TO 42 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 19 KNOTS. $$ FORECASTER...MORGAN REQUESTED BY...MIKE DOI TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090321.BUCKL.01/VEF