FNUS75 KVEF 031606
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR STIMPSON RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
806 AM PST THU MAR 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.
AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS IS EXPECTED OVER THE SPRING MOUNTAINS LATER
THIS AFTERNOON BUT ONLY A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME NORTHWEST
TONIGHT AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. DRY AND MILD
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT
WIND. SMOKE DISPERSAL FAR THIS MORNING THEN IMPROVING THIS
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS
    AFTERNOON. ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER
    THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 36 TO 41 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED HIGH ELEVATION SNOW
    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 7 KNOTS IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL.

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FORECASTER...SALMEN
REQUESTED BY...VAUGHN CORK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110303.STIMP.01/VEF