FNUS75 KVEF 211811 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK RX...CCIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1111 AM PDT WED SEP 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1125 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE BURN AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE PLATEAU AREA OF MOHAVE COUNTY TODAY ESPECIALLY JUST NORTHEAST OF THE BURN SITE. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THURSDAY AND PULL SOME MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO THE BURN SITE ALLOWING FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ON SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........18-25 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 4 TO 11 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....5 PERCENT. LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. VENTILATION.........FAIR TO GOOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING WITH AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE EARLY. MOSTLY CLEAR LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-46. MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....5 PERCENT. LAL.................2 IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1 BY MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. VENTILATION.........FAIR. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........18-25 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......EAST 6 TO 13 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION.........FAIR TO GOOD. $$ FORECASTER...STACHELSKI REQUESTED BY...BRIAN BOCK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110921.EASTF.01/VEF