FNUS75 KVEF 101751 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR TOQUOP FIRE...NV-SND BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1051 AM PDT FRI JUL 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1042 PDT ON JULY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH TODAY INTO SATURDAY LEADING TO THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. ON SUNDAY A SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BEGIN TO BRING DRIER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....102-107. MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 21 TO 26 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTH 11 TO 16 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MAX HUMIDITY........24-30 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING EAST 6 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTH 18 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 11 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE EAST AT 3 TO 6 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...STACHELSKI REQUESTED BY...ROBERT PICAZO IC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090710.TOQUO.01/VEF