FNUS75 KVEF 220319 CCA
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORKS...SOCALTEAM 2...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
818 PM PDT TUE JUL 21 2009

CORRECTED LOW TEMPERATURE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1906 PDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL REFORM OVER EAST CENTRAL NEVADA AND WEST CENTRAL UTAH ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. AS THE HIGH SHIFTS EAST...NORTH WINDS THAT
HAVE BEEN STEERING THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD THE SOUTH THE PAST SEVERAL
DAYS WILL SHIFT TO A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. FORECASTING LITTLE CHANGE
IN MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY PROFILES WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER DAY OF
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN DURING THE
LATE AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY WITH SLIGHTLY
HIGHER COVER OF THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS MAIN
CONCERN WITH STORMS BUT BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR IF ONE PASSES
OVER THE BURN AREA.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-17 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 KNOTS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.


.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 KNOTS IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-21 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST                     6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 KNOTS.

.OUTLOOK...
FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS IN THE 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS IN THE 80S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS IN THE 80S.
SOUTH WIND UP TO 10 MPH.


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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090721.FORKS.02/VEF