FNUS75 KVEF 172349 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR WRINKLE...CITY OF LA, DEPT. WATER AND POWER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 348 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL RESULT IN VALLEY RAIN AND SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL. NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AT THE ELEVATION OF THE BURN SITE. IN ADDITION TO THE PRECIPITATION...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER COURSE OF THE MORNING...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 40MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD WITH CONDITIONS BEGINNING TO IMPROVE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTH 20 TO 31 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........GOOD. $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...DALE SCHMIDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110218.WRINK.01/VEF