FNUS75 KVEF 112011 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR LAVA...CCIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 111 PM PDT THU AUG 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1238 ON AUGUST 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MOISTURE IS THEN FORECAST TO RAPIDLY INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SPREADING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE A DRIER AIRMASS MOVES INTO THE AREA. SATURDAY WILL BRING THE BEST CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN ON THE FIRE SITE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-84. MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59. MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......WEST 11 TO 16 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83. MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...SALMEN REQUESTED BY...CCIFC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110811.LAVA_.01/VEF