FNUS75 KVEF 041734 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR LAVA...CCIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1035 AM PDT THU AUG 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1018 ON AUGUST 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRIER AIR HAS MOVED OVER THE BURN SITE WITH THE MAIN CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS BEING EAST OF THE MOHAVE COUNTY BORDER. HOWEVER THERE REMAINS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE BURN SITE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. FURTHER DRYING OVERNIGHT WILL BRING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TO THE SITE ON FRIDAY. DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BE SEEN EAST OF THE SITE. MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 17 TO 19 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 11 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 8 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 16 TO 17 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT. $$ FORECASTER...JENSEN REQUESTED BY...CCIFC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110804.LAVA_.01/VEF