FNUS75 KVEF 151719
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  THOMAS RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1019 AM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT WINDS FOLLOWING FAVORING A SOUTHWEST DIRECTION UNDER
7 MPH. CLOUD COVER WILL BE VARYING AMOUNTS OF HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. THE SMOKE
SHOULD DISPERSE IN THE UNSTABLE AIR TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WEDNESDAY WILL
SEE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AREA WIDE AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 11 TO 17 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 KNOTS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 23 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO 42 TO 47
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 26
                    TO 32 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

$$
FORECASTER...JACQUES
REQUESTED BY...LUCAS RHEA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110315.STTHO.01/VEF