FNUS75 KVEF 241903
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NIXON RX...CCIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1203 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1155 PDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BREEZY TO WINDY PERIODS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AS A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE REGION BY TONIGHT AND IS
FOLLOWED BY AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE GREAT BASIN. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH FRIDAY
FOLLOWED BY A WARMING TREND OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 36 TO 41 MPH BECOMING WEST 26 TO 31
                    MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 18 TO 20 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
  10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 22 TO 28 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 KNOTS IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
VENTILATION.........GOOD.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 20 TO 28 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 12 TO 14 KNOTS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD.

FRIDAY THROUGH MID WEEK...STRONG SURFACE GRADIENTS WILL LEAD TO
WINDY CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR CRITIAL LEVELS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BE THE DOMINANT FEATURE OVER THE WEEKEND
AND INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. AS A RESULT...WINDS FROM
SATURDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY SHOULD FOLLOW TYPICAL DIURNAL TRENDS
AND GENERALLY BE TERRAIN INDUCED. LONG RANGE MODELS BRING ANOTHER
TROUGH INTO THE WEST MID WEEK AND INCREASED SOUTHWEST WIND
CONDITIONS COULD RETURN. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME
OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS.

$$
FORECASTER...SALMEN
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121024.NIXON.01/VEF