FNUS75 KVEF 121801 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR MT TRUMBULL - HIGH MEADOW RX...CCIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1001 AM PST THU NOV 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON NOVEMBER 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SYSTEM OVER THE AREA HAS RESULTED IN AN INCREASE IN WINDS TODAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND PEAK THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN SOME AREAS. A FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WHICH WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR SCATTERED RAIN/SNOW MIX SHOWERS THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. 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 AFTERNOON...WITH POST FRONTAL WINDS POSSIBLY GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH OUT OF THE NORTH. RECENT MODELS ARE INCREASING THE PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION WITH THIS STORM...SO EXPECT CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION TO BE AROUND 30 PERCENT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 31 TO 38 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 TO 32 KNOTS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WEST WINDS 6 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 28 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO 19 TO 24 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 12 KNOTS. $$ FORECASTER...LINDAMAN REQUESTED BY...MCCORMICK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091112.MTTRU.01/VEF