FNUS75 KVEF 211453
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE CAMP RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
753 AM PDT WED SEP 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 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........18-23 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY BE
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN AND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
  10K FT WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 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 BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE LATE.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1 BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
VENTILATION.........FAIR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
VENTILATION.........FAIR TO GOOD.

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FORECASTER...STACHELSKI
REQUESTED BY...AARON BALDWIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110921.FIREC.01/VEF