FNUS75 KVEF 111922 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR MT TRUMBULL - HIGH MEADOW RX...CCIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1122 AM PST WED NOV 11 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1110 MST ON NOVEMBER 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SYSTEM APPROACHING THE AREA WILL BRING RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN WINDS TODAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST...BUT WILL SEE A MORE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE ON THURSDAY WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. A STRONG FRONTAL PASSAGE IS NO LONGER EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ON THURSDAY AS GUIDANCE NOW SUGGESTS THAT THE SYSTEM IS WEAKER THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE EAST OF THE AREA WITHOUT A VERY STRONG WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH. ON SATURDAY...A SECOND SYSTEM WILL PASS OVER THE AREA...WHICH LOOKS TO BE STRONGER AND DEEPER THAN THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM. CURRENTLY...FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH THE SATURDAY SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON...WITH POST FRONTAL WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH OUT OF THE NORTH. THE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WITH EITHER OF THESE SYSTEMS WILL BE LOW...BELOW 20 PERCENT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 KNOTS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 35 TO 40 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 11 KNOTS. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 38 TO 45 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 KNOTS INCREASING TO 24 TO 33 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...MCCORMICK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091111.MTTRU.01/VEF