FNUS75 KVEF 171539 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAINING...NV-SND BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 839 AM PDT FRI JUL 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON JULY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY RESULTING IN CONTINUED ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. THE PREDOMINANT WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT SWINGING FROM THE EAST TO THE SOUTH OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY...AT OR BELOW 10 KNOTS. HOWEVER... WIND DIRECTION WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON LOCATION AND SLOPE ASPECT ...WITH UPSLOPE WINDS BEING THE RULE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. CURRENT CLOUD COVER SHOULD THIN OUT BY LATE MORNING...BUT QUICKLY BE REPLACED BY CUMULUS BUILDUPS OVER THE MOUNTAINS....WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................2. $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...HAROLD BJORK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090717.TRAIN.01/VEF