FNUS75 KVEF 192000 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE FORK RX...CCIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 100 PM PDT SAT SEP 19 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 ON SEPTEMBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA HAS HELPED TO INITIATE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE BURN SITE. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THESE THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN SUNDAY BRINGING DRIER AIR AND WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-76. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......WEST 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....20 PERCENT. LAL.................3. MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 8 KNOTS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WEST WINDS AROUND 6 TO 9 MPH SWITCHING TO DOWNSLOPE 5 TO 8 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......WEST 7 TO 16 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....10 PERCENT. LAL.................3 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 KNOTS. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WEST WINDS 6 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......WEST 15 TO 23 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO WEST 16 TO 21 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...LINDAMAN REQUESTED BY...BOWES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090919.MIDDL.01/VEF