FNUS75 KVEF 050056 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR THIABAUT...CITY OF LA, DEPT. WATER AND POWER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 456 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY RESULTING IN CONTINUED WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT IS THEN EXPECTED TO DROP INTO NEVADA TUESDAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES BY WEDNESDAY. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72. MIN HUMIDITY........5-9 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS COULD TURN WEST TO AROUND 10 MPH BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 17 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT. .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS COULD BECOME EAST AT 6 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT DUE TO FORMATION OF ROTOR CLOUDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 TO 14 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VENTILATION.........FAIR. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WINDY. WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 TO 37 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 31 TO 38 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT. $$ FORECASTER...SALMEN REQUESTED BY...DALE SCHMIDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120305.THIAB.01/VEF