FNUS75 KVEF 191801 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE TREE RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1000 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0950 PST ON FEBRUARY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH THE FIRST WAVE OF THE SYSTEM CLEARING THE AREA BY NOON TODAY...HOWEVER A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE SEEN DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE MAIN SYSTEM WILL CROSS OVER THE AREA TONIGHT RESULTING IN SCATTERED SHOWERS ONCE AGAIN...WITH DRYING THEN TAKING PLACE ON SUNDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW ENDING BY NOON TURNING TO SHOWERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE....28-33. MIN HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..LIGHT EAST WIND BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 31 TO 43 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32. MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 28 TO 38 MPH DECREASING TO 21 TO 31 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 24 KNOTS DECREASING TO AROUND 12 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD. $$ FORECASTER...JENSEN REQUESTED BY...MOORE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110219.BLUET.02/VEF