FNUS75 KVEF 181839 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR MT LOGAN...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1039 AM PST THU NOV 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1016 PST ON NOVEMBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. FRIDAY WILL BEGIN A TRANSITION INTO A MORE UNSETTLED PATTERN...WITH A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE WESTERN STATES THIS WEEKEND. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ON FRIDAY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...BUT WILL BE MUCH HIGHER OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH LIKELY. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY WITH SHOWERS/SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. THE FREEZING LEVEL MAY DROP AS LOW AS 6000 FEET BY SUNDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH.. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 17 TO 22 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 KNOTS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 24 TO 31 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 30 TO 38 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 KNOTS. $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...MICAH FEY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101118.MTLOG.01/VEF