FNUS75 KVEF 271632
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR PLATEAU...COLOR COUNTY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
932 AM PDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0920 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL RESULT IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY. MOISTURE WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN PLACE SUNDAY LEADING TO ANOTHER SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY GUST IN THE AFTERNOON
BUT FOR THE MOST PART ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....14 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 5 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....14 PERCENT.
LAL.................3 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 5 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VENTILATION.........GOOD.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....7 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...KENNEDY
REQUESTED BY...COLOR COUNTY DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.PLATE.01/VEF