FNUS75 KVEF 292235 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR RAINBOW RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 335 PM PDT FRI APR 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON APRIL 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY IN GENERAL ACROSS THE REGION...HOWEVER...LIKE TODAY...THE BURN SITE WILL LARGELY REMAIN SHELTERED. THE ONE AREA OF CONCERN IS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE LOWER ON SATURDAY...EXTREMELY DRY AIR IS CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT THAT PASSED OVER EARLIER TODAY. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT RH VALUES MAY DROP TO BELOW 15 PERCENT AT THE BURN SITE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......WEST 26 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 19 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20. MAX HUMIDITY........23-33 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTH WINDS AROUND 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 22 TO 29 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 24 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32. MIN HUMIDITY........11-17 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......NORTH 22 TO 29 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 21 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT. $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...BRYAN KITCHEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110430.RAINB.01/VEF