FNUS75 KVEF 201856 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR TROUT RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1051 AM PST WED JAN 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...BURN SITE WILL BE IN BETWEEN STORMS TODAY AS NEXT SYSTEM MOVES ONTO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST THIS MORNING AND THEN MOVES INTO THE SPRING MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASING RAIN/SNOW WITH THE SNOW LEVEL NEAR 5500 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AS THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. STORM TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT WITH POSSIBLE ACCUMULATIONS OF 2-4 INCHES AT THE BURN SITE. ANOTHER...STRONGER STORM WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAIN TO THE BURN SITE ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. AN INCREASING CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33. MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10000 FT MSL WINDS..WEST 28 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 37 TO 42 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO 23 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30. MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. 10000 FT MSL WINDS..SOUTH 48 TO 57 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....100 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 29 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36. MIN HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10000 FT MSL WINDS..SOUTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 26 TO 31 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....100 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHEAST 14 TO 21 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...JENSEN REQUESTED BY...P THOMPSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100120.TROUT.01/VEF