FNUS75 KVEF 021349 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANITE...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 649 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 ON NOVEMBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF LAST EVENINGS COLD FRONT... NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE THEY TAPER OFF SHARPLY AFTER 3 PM MST. AS A POTENT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST THURSDAY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE LATEST FORECAST HAS THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO AROUND 5500 FEET LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND 4500 FEET BY 5 AM MST SATURDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...PIERCE REQUESTED BY...CLAY STEPHENS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111102.GRANI.01/VEF