FNUS75 KVEF 022141 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR LAVA...CCIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 235 PM PDT TUE AUG 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1414 ON AUGUST 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS/SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH A CHANCE OF STORMS MOVING ACROSS THE BURN SITE. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. MOISTURE WILL BE MOVING EAST ON WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS STILL POSSIBLE NEAR THE BURN SITE FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. FURTHER DRYING WILL BRING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY AND THEN INTO THE WEEKEND. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....20 PERCENT. LAL.................3 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 6 KNOTS IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. VENTILATION.........FAIR. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....10 PERCENT. LAL.................3. MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 9 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT. $$ FORECASTER...JENSEN REQUESTED BY...CCIFC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110802.LAVA_.01/VEF