FNUS75 KVEF 312139
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR PLATEAU...CCIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
239 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1422 PDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. THIS WILL RESULT IN GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES
WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ALTHOUGH
WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE THEN REBUILDS OVER
THE SOUTHWEST FOR THE WEEKEND...MAINTAINING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
AND BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BACK INTO NORTHWEST
ARIZONA SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....100-105.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    35 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 28 TO 33 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MAX HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 26 TO 32 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO ABOUT 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 11 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........FAIR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....98-103.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 28 TO 33 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

$$
FORECASTER...HARRISON
REQUESTED BY...JASON RODRIGUEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.PLATE.01/VEF