FNUS75 KVEF 221625 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR STIMPSON RX...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 925 AM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE IS GENERATING CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING BUT IS EXPEECTED TO CLEAR THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OVER THE FIRE SITE SHOULD GENERALLY BE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. A STRONGER STORM IS FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY AND RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS FORMING WEDNESDAY EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-30. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......WEST 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........FAIR. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23. MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 19 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........MARGINAL. $$ FORECASTER...SALMEN REQUESTED BY...LINDON TALBOT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110322.STIMP.01/VEF