FNUS75 KVEF 051543 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER LAKE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 743 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL FLATTEN TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. MEANWHILE...A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING BAJA WILL SPREAD HIGH CLOUDS OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA. IT WILL BE ANOTHER WARM AND DRY DAY TODAY WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING IN RESPONSE TO THE LOW APPROACHING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS LOW WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE INTO NEVADA TUESDAY RESULTING IN STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MUCH OF THE DAY. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77. MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTH WIND 3 TO 5 MPH EARLY THEN SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HARRISON REQUESTED BY...ROSS WISE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120305.LOWER.02/VEF