FNUS75 KVEF 191930
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORKS...OWENS VALLEY COM CENTER BISHOP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1230 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1200 PDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION BRINGING UPPER
AND MID LEVEL FLOW FROM THE SOUTHWEST OVER THE BURN SITE. MID LEVEL
MOISTURE THAT HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA LAST NIGHT WILL HELP TO PRODUCE
CLOUDS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DUE TO INSTABILITY IN THE LEE OF
THE SIERRA. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE DIURNAL TODAY AND TOMORROW.
HOWEVER...WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO
                    13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....12 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 KNOTS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....12 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

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FORECASTER...LABELLE
REQUESTED BY...KENNY GAYNOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090719.FORKS.01/VEF