FNUS75 KVEF 151612
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAINBOW...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
912 AM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT WINDS TODAY THAT SHOULD FOLLOW UPSLOPE/DOWNSLOPE DIURNAL
PATTERNS. WHAT MORNING SURFACE INVERSION THAT EXISTS SHOULD BE DISSIPATED BY
11 AM...UNTIL THEN VENTILATION AND DISPERSION MAY BE MARGINAL...AFTER 11 AM
IT SHOULD BE VERY GOOD. WEDNESDAY WILL SEE WINDS INCREASE CONSIDERABLY FROM
THE SOUTHWEST. IT IS POSSIBLE TO SEE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH BY LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 12 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 19 TO
                    24 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 37 TO 42 MPH INCREASING TO 49 TO 54 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 TO 38
                    KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

$$
FORECASTER...JACQUES
REQUESTED BY...HENRY RAMIREZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110315.RAINB.01/VEF