FNUS75 KVEF 091558 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR FISH SLOUGH BLASTING...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 858 AM PDT THU APR 9 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY OFF OF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSITION TOWARDS THE AREA....RESULTING IN MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS AND A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN ON FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE LIMITED...AS THE MAJORITY OF PRECIP REMAINS ALONG THE WINDWARD SIDE OF THE SIERRA. WINDS ALOFT TOMORROW MORNING WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH...BECOMING EASTERLY BY THE AFTERNOON...AND NORTHERLY SATURDAY MORNING...AS THE MAIN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PASSES BY TO THE SOUTH. A PERSISTENT UPVALLEY WIND IS EXPECTED ALL DAY AT THE SURFACE. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHEAST 18 TO 23 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....15 PERCENT. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...OVICC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090410.FISHS.01/VEF