FNUS75 KVEF 231541 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR CHOKECHERRY POWER LINE PILE BURN...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 741 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL MOVE INTO THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTHWARD FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY AS THIS SYSTEM GETS CLOSER TO THE BURN SITE. PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS DROPPING TO VALLEY FLOORS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-26. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS AT 8 TO 12 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...STACHELSKI REQUESTED BY...ERIC NOLAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110223.CHOKE.01/VEF