FNUS75 KVEF 311619 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE TREE RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 819 AM PST MON JAN 31 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST TODAY ALLOWING A VERY COLD AIR MASS TO DROP OUT OF CANADA AND INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE ALREADY ESTABLISHED TODAY AND VENTILATION WILL BE VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT ALL DAY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LIGHTEN OVERNIGHT AND MAY ALLOW A LOW LEVEL INVERSION TO SET UP TUESDAY MORNING BUT WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN STRONGER ABOVE THE INVERSION AT THE FIRE SITE LEVEL. VENTILATION WILL BE EXCELLENT MID DAY TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT BRINGS STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. FRIGID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SOME CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING THEN CLEARING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTH WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 23 TO 31 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 19 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26. MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 30 TO 36 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 11 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........GOOD. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......NORTH 30 TO 37 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 11 KNOTS INCREASING TO NORTH AROUND 22 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT. $$ FORECASTER...SALMEN REQUESTED BY...TALBOT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110131.BLUET.01/VEF