FNUS75 KVEF 101614 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR LEE RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 814 AM PST THU MAR 10 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH DRY CONDITIONS/ MAINLY CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED. A WEAK SYSTEM PASSING WELL TO THE NORTH WILL HELP INCREASE WINDS ALOFT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...WITH WIND SPEEDS AT 10KFT MSL AROUND 30 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THE SPOT TO THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN...THE AREA SHOULD REMAIN SHELTERED FROM THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS...AND VENTILATION SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT TO LAS VEGAS SKI AND SNOWBOARD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE WINDS UP TO 10MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 23 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 19 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34. MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 6 TO 8 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......WEST 28 TO 35 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........FAIR. $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...HENRY RAMIREZ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110310.LEERX.01/VEF