FNUS75 KVEF 121351 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR HOBBLE...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 651 AM PDT THU JUL 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0631 PDT ON JULY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC AT TIMES THIS MORNING WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AREA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND DRIFT WEST. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...LIGHTNING AND BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH THUNDERSTORMS. ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND LIFT WILL LEAD TO A GREATER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY WITH THOSE STORMS ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-97. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 20 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....7 PERCENT. LAL.................3. MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....14 PERCENT. LAL.................3. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 KNOTS IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-91. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....39 PERCENT. LAL.................4. MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT. $$ FORECASTER...PIERCE REQUESTED BY...CLLINT COATES TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120712.HOBBL.01/VEF