FNUS75 KVEF 011921 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR ISLANDS...CITY OF LA, DEPT. WATER AND POWER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1121 AM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH FROM UTAH INTO ARIZONA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT NOT BE AS STRONG AS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH MORE TYPICAL WIND SPEEDS AND DIRECTIONS EXPECTED. ANOTHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DIVE SOUTHWARD TOWARDS UTAH SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WHICH SHOULD INCREASE NORTH WINDS ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE OWENS VALLEY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO LINGER INTO NEXT TUESDAY. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .THURSDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......NORTH 31 TO 36 MPH DECREASING TO 23 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........GOOD IN THE MORNING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...STACHELSKI REQUESTED BY...DALE SCHMIDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110208.ISLAN.01/VEF