FNUS75 KVEF 281354
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEEDLES 2...BLM - CRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
654 AM PDT THU APR 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0641  ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN
STATES WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WINDS TO THE MOJAVE DESERT
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. NOW THAT FUELS HAVE CURED AT THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL
BELOW NORMAL ON SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO WARMER TEMPERATURES
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 22 TO 27 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 36 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15
                    TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 27 TO 32 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 34 TO 41 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.

$$
FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...C  HANSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110428.NEEDL.01/VEF