FNUS75 KVEF 091649 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK RX...CCIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 949 AM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1005 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE FIRE SITE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND POSSIBLY INTO NEXT WEEK. THE GREATEST CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS BUT A FEW STORMS COULD PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THE STORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND ERRATIC HIGH WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....8 PERCENT. LAL.................3. MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 14 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..EAST WINDS 7 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....8 PERCENT. LAL.................3. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 10 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........FAIR. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTH 4 TO 11 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....18 PERCENT. LAL.................3. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........FAIR TO GOOD. $$ FORECASTER...MORGAN REQUESTED BY...CCIFC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110909.EASTF.01/VEF