FNUS75 KVEF 141815 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD...IACC ELY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1115 AM PDT FRI AUG 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 PDT ON AUGUST 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...STRONG BUT DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION SATURDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION. THE SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY WIND WILL ALSO BRING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES SATURDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87. MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 23 TO 28 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 27 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO 19 TO 24 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...HARRISON REQUESTED BY...DUSTIN WIDMER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090814.COTTO.01/VEF