FNUS75 KVEF 171910
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1210 PM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SLOW MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF
STRONG WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ALONG WITH CHANCES FOR MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS
STARTING TONIGHT.  IN ADDITION SNOW SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDER CAN BE
EXPECTED TOMORROW.  BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY THROUGH
THURSDAY BEFORE A WARMING TREND ARRIVES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
THE NEXT STORM IS DUE IN SUNDAY AND MONDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH INCREASING TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 27 TO 36 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 27 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 19 TO 25 MPH. MAX GUSTS UP TO 50
                    MPH DECREASING TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 33 TO
                    38 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 29 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8
                    KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.  ISOLATED CLAPS OF THUNDER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 41 TO 46 MPH BECOMING WEST 13 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD.

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FORECASTER...BORDEN
REQUESTED BY...BANUELOS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110517.LEERX.01/VEF