FNUS75 KVEF 111630 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR TOQUOP FIRE...NV-SND BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 930 AM PDT SAT JUL 11 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0910 PDT ON JULY 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHWEST UTAH THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN OREGON SUNDAY WILL TURN THE FLOW SOUTHWESTERLY WHICH WILL LEAD TO DRIER CONDITIONS AS WELL AS GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON. DRY AND HOT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....102-107. MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..LIGHT AND VARIABLE SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....10 PERCENT. LAL.................3. MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTH 9 TO 14 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MAX HUMIDITY........24-30 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT AT 3 TO 6 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 9 KNOTS IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....106-111. MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......15500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST 18 TO 23 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...STACHELSKI REQUESTED BY...ROBERT PICAZO IC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090711.TOQUO.01/VEF