FNUS75 KVEF 171733
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESERT SPRINGS...COLOR COUNTRY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1033 AM PDT THU MAR 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 PDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT HAS STALLED SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA THIS
MORNING. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE BUT SHOULD FAVOR THE NORTH TO
NORTHEAST THIS MORNING BEFORE BLOWING UPVALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUD COVER
WILL REMAIN THE REST OF THE DAY AND THERE IS A 15-20 PERCENT CHANCE OF A
LIGHT RAIN SHOWER TODAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 24 TO 32 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 29 TO 34 MPH DECREASING TO 22 TO 27
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 KNOTS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VENTILATION.........POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 35
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 17
                    TO 22 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...JACQUES
REQUESTED BY...OJEDA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110317.DESER.01/VEF