FNUS75 KVEF 221724
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORKS...SOCAL TEAM 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1024 AM PDT WED JUL 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0944 PDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE BURN AREA
TODAY...BUT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
OVER THE SIERRA CREST TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO SHIFT
FURTHER EAST THURSDAY WHICH MAY ALLOW MORE MOISTURE TO WORK NORTH.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY RAIN AND OCCASIONAL
LIGHTNING IN THESE STORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-53 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6
                    TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....11 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
                    WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....30 PERCENT.
LAL.................4.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-52 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....30 PERCENT.
LAL.................4.

FOR THE PERIOD FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH
THE PERIOD AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA. THIS WILL LEAD
TO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY TO VARY LITTLE WITH GENERALLY DIURNAL
WINDS.

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FORECASTER...GORELOW
REQUESTED BY...FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090722.FORKS.01/VEF