FNUS75 KVEF 181740 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR LAVA...CCIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1040 AM PDT THU AUG 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1023 ON AUGUST 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOISTURE HAS INCREASED OVER NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS AND WILL HELP LEAD TO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR THE BURN SITE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE IN THE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY...BUT THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND OVER NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 11 TO 18 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....20 PERCENT. LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....15 PERCENT. LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 13 TO 19 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....20 PERCENT. LAL.................1 INREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...GORELOW REQUESTED BY...CCIFC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110818.LAVA_.01/VEF