FNUS75 KVEF 081609 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR RAINBOW SUBDIVISION...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 809 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TODAY WITH A NORTH BREEZE...PARTICULARLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. A WEAK GRADIENT ON WEDNESDAY WILL ALLOW FOR LIGHT UPSLOPE... UPVALLEY WINDS TO BE THE RULE. VENTILATION WILL BE FAIR TODAY AND POOR ON WEDNESDAY. THE BEST MIXING WILL BE LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING. 10K FT WIND.......NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH...DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 15 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........FAIR. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32. MAX HUMIDITY........48-54 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE. VENTILATION.........POOR. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE. VENTILATION.........FAIR. $$ FORECASTER...CZYZYK REQUESTED BY...LYNDON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110308.RAINB.01/VEF