FNUS75 KVEF 301519
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUAKIN ASPEN...ECC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
819 AM PDT WED SEP 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0750 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION THIS
MORNING ALLOWING FOR MUCH COOLER AIR TO FILTER INTO THE REGION.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY...ESPECIALLY OVER
THE EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. MOISTURE IS FAIRLY LIMITED TODAY...BUT
THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH ENERGY TO ALLOW FOR ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
AROUND 6500-7000 FEET. GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG WITH CLEAR SKIES. LIGHTER WINDS ARE FORECAST
ON THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
                    SNOW LEVEL 6500 TO 7000 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 23 TO 28
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....10 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  10K FT WIND.......NORTH 19 TO 27 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...GORELOW
REQUESTED BY...MARY ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090930.QUAKI.01/VEF