FNUS75 KVEF 191934
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAIG...CCIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1234 PM PDT MON JUL 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1154 PDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE VERY HOT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THE HIGH GETS
NUDGED EASTWARD BY LOW PRESSURE PASSING BY TO THE NORTH ALLOWING
TEMPERATURES TO LOWER SEVERAL DEGREES BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. IN
ADDITION TO THE HOT TEMPERATURES...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME
GUSTY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS ON WEDNESDAY. RH LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
ABOVE 15 PERCENT OVER THE FIRE SITE. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED IN MOHAVE COUNTY THROUGH THE WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WINDS..WEST 11 TO 16 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
10000 FT MSL WINDS..WEST 15 TO 21 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 KNOTS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
10000 FT MSL WINDS..WEST 6 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO
                    17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...SALMEN
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100719.CRAIG.01/VEF