FNUS75 KVEF 181703
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIGHORN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1003 AM PDT THU MAR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT OVER NORTHERN NEVADA THIS MORNING WILL SLIDE
SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NORTH WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING BUT BE STRONGEST MID AFTERNOON
AND EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THE NORTH WINDS WILL
THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH FRIDAY. DRY CONDITIONS AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WIND 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                    15 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
10000 FT MSL WINDS..NORTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 23 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY EVENING THEN CLEARING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 16 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
10000 FT MSL WINDS..NORTH WIND 22 TO 27 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 26 KNOTS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
10000 FT MSL WINDS..NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 26 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...RON RIISE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100317.BIGHO.01/VEF