FNUS75 KVEF 021727
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEE CYN...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
927 AM PST THU DEC 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON DECEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHWESTERN MEXICO
WILL KEEP DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH FRIDAY. SOME
HIGH CLOUDS WILL DRIFT OVER THE SITE TODAY...WITH SOMEWHAT
STRONGER WINDS ALOFT DEVELOPING. VENTILATION WILL BE POOR THIS
MORNING BUT WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO BREAK THROUGH THE INVERSION
BY LATER THIS MORNING FOR GOOD CONDITIONS FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
NOCTURNAL INVERSION EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN DURING THE EVENING AND
TONIGHT FOR LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS. WINDS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS ONCE AGAIN FOR
IMPROVED VENTILATION BACK INTO THE GOOD CATEGORY FOR A FEW HOURS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..LIGHT SOUTH WINDS TO 7 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10-14 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND
                    22 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY BECOMING SOUTH
                    SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2100.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 KNOTS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..LIGHT SOUTH WINDS TO 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 13 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH BY LATE MORNING.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 22 TO 27 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...STAUDENMAIER
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS DARLING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101202.LEECY.01/VEF