FNUS75 KVEF 191914 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR MT LOGAN...CCIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1114 AM PST FRI NOV 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1046 PST ON NOVEMBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL AS LATE AS NEXT TUESDAY. AS THE SYSTEM NEARS THE AREA...WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN FACTOR UP UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHEN MOISTURE INCREASES SIGNIFICANTLY. PRECIPITATION WILL INITIALLY START OUT AS A RAIN/SNOW MIX...BUT WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. PRECIP WILL LIKELY LET UP BRIEFLY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY BEFORE THE NEXT WAVE OF PRECIP SWINGS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL SNOW. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...BEFORE BEGINNING TO DECREASE ON MONDAY. AT THIS POINT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL LATE SUNDAY LOOKS TO BE AROUND 6 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND....... CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. 10K FT WIND....... CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 KNOTS. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-42. MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS AROUND 17 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. 10K FT WIND....... CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....47 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 28 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 40 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...BRAD DANDURAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101119.MTLOG.01/VEF