FNUS75 KVEF 201333 CCA
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORKS...INYO NATIONAL FOREST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
640 AM PDT MON JUL 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2343 PDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST
KEEPING MAX TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. A MOIST AND UNSTABLE
ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS
THE SIERRA NEVADA BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON MONDAY AND AGAIN ON
TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP ON MONDAY SHOULD GENERALLY MOVE
TOWARDS THE EAST. ON TUESDAY IT LOOKS LIKE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE A
BETTER CHANCE OF MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-26 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 KNOTS IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-60 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO
                    10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 KNOTS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

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FORECASTER...STACHELSKI
REQUESTED BY...OVICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090719.FORKS.02/VEF