FNUS75 KVEF 222119 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR PIOCHE HILLS RX...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 119 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DICTATE THE PREDOMINANT WIND DIRECTION SO WIND DIRECTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BE PRIMARILY UPSLOPE FROM THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST AT LEAST UNTIL 400 PM TO 500 PM PST WHEN THE SUN ANGLE DECREASES AND SURFACE HEATING DIMINISHES. OVERNIGHT... A DRAINAGE WIND SHOULD SET UP OUT OF THE NORTH/NORTHEAST. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH/SOUTHWEST UPSLOPE WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTH/NORTHEAST DOWNSLOPE WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KENNEDY REQUESTED BY...ERIC NOLAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120222.PIOCH.01/VEF