FNUS75 KVEF 241748 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR WASH...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1048 AM PDT TUE JUL 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1009 PDT ON JULY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ON MORE DAY FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. DRIER AIR WILL THEN MOVE OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....97-100. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUST UP TO 16 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....30 PERCENT. LAL.................3. MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 11 TO 18 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....20 PERCENT. LAL.................3 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. VENTILATION.........GOOD. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....101-103. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH LITTLE TO NO RAIN EXPECTED. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURES SIMILAR TO WEDNESDAY. SURFACE HUMIDITY GENERALLY 15-20 PERCENT THURSDAY LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS EACH AFTERNOON BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY EACH NIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...SALMEN REQUESTED BY...IC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120724.WASH_.01/VEF