FNUS75 KVEF 132112
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE...CCIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
212 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1333 PDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE FIRE AREA IS VERY CLOSE TO THE LINE BETWEEN MOIST
AND UNSTABLE AIR TO THE EAST AND DRY/STABLE AIR TO THE WEST. CUMULUS
CLOUDS WILL FORM THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND A THUNDERSTORM CANNOT
BE RULED OUT ALTHOUGH THE MAIN THREAT OF STORMS WILL BE EAST. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FRIDAY WILL BRING
INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE FIRE AREA AND DRIER CONDITIONS.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-56 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 KNOTS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. THERE MAY BE SOME THUNDERSTORMS
                    JUST EAST OF THE FIRE AREA IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...HARRISON
REQUESTED BY...J  JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090813.MIDDL.01/VEF