FNUS75 KVEF 161501
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAINBOW RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
800 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY AND
THEN ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WILL CREATE GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE
MOUNT CHARLESTON AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ANY PRECIPITATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE
SITE...SO CONTINUED DRY. ALTHOUGH THE FORECAST WILL BE SHOWING
CLOUDS...CLOUDS WILL GENERALLY BE HIGH LEVEL.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-28 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..VERY WINDY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING
                    THIS MORNING TO AROUND 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH BY NOON...THEN INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH BY
                    IN MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 36 TO 41 MPH INCREASING TO
                    46 TO 51 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 23 TO 29
                    KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WINDY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH DECREASING TO
                    AROUND 13 MPH BY MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS STILL
                    POSSIBLE TO 30 MPH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 53 TO 58 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AND DECREASING TO 37 TO 42 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO 9 TO 11
                    KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

$$
FORECASTER...JENSEN
REQUESTED BY...HENRY RAMIREZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110316.RAINB.01/VEF