FNUS75 KVEF 182012 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR BADGER FIRE...INYO NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 112 PM PDT SUN JUL 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1253 PDT ON JULY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN HOT AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA TODAY FOLLOWED BY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH MID WEEK. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WIND AND CREATE GUSTY CONDITIONS OVER THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. 10000 FT MSL WINDS..SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................2. MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 KNOTS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MAX HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH. 10000 FT MSL WINDS..SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 KNOTS. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82. MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10000 FT MSL WINDS..LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...SALMEN REQUESTED BY...ANDREW TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100718.BADGE.01/VEF