FNUS75 KVEF 310109
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNIFE...ARIZONA STRIP BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
609 PM PDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1759 PDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRAVERSES THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
THIS WILL RESULT IN GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND WINDY CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING HOURS. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FOR LOW
HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 39 TO 44 MPH DECREASING TO 31 TO 36
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    23 TO 26 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...JASON RODRIGUEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.KNIFE.01/VEF