FNUS75 KVEF 191610
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTER...CAL FIRE BDU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
910 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DROP
SOUTH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST THROUGH SUNDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
ALOFT TODAY WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY SUNDAY. OVERALL IT LOOKS LIKE
PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ABOVE THE FIRE WITH MAINLY SOUTH WINDS ON THE FIRE. SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG ON SUNDAY WITH MOISTURE AND
PRECIPITATION CHANCES INCREASING.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING THEN SOUTH
                    10 TO 15 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 37 TO 42 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 19 TO 30 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
                    SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 19 TO 28 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 11 TO 16 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. RAIN LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTH 31 TO 40 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....45 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO AROUND 28
                    KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD.

$$
FORECASTER...HARRISON
REQUESTED BY...BC MELENDREZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110319.CENTE.02/VEF