FNUS75 KVEF 291849 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST COTTONWOOD PILES...NPS LAKE MEAD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1149 AM PDT FRI MAR 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 12 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE BURN SITE. CLOUD COVER AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SOMEWHAT SATURDAY...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE YET AGAIN SUNDAY AS A SYSTEM PASSES NORTH OF THE AREA. WINDS SUNDAY COULD HAVE GUSTS TO 25-35 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST. AS THE SYSTEM EXITS TO THE EAST...WINDS WILL DECREASE AND FAVOR A NORTH/NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86. MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 8 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........GOOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 8 KNOTS IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. VENTILATION.........POOR TO FAIR. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87. MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 11 TO 16 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTH 14 TO 19 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 11 TO 16 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT. $$ FORECASTER...WOLCOTT REQUESTED BY...JOSH FULTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130329.EASTC.01/VEF