FNUS75 KVEF 300832 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR CHICKEN SPRINGS...ADC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 132 AM PDT TUE APR 30 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0053 PDT ON APRIL 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...A DRY NORTHWEST UPPER FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEK. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WHILE TEMPERATURES REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY LOWER TO CRITICAL LEVELS. BREEZY NORTH WINDS WILL FOLLOW BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...USHERING IN MUCH COOLER AIR. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN CLOSE TO NORMAL THURSDAY BEFORE A WARMING TREND TAKES PLACE FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........HIGH CLOUDS INCREASING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-60. MAX HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST 8-10 MPH DECREASING AND BECOMING SOUTH x09x09 SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. VENTILATION.........FAIR BECOMING POOR. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-96. MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 31 TO 36 MPH INCREASING TO 39 TO 44 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 23 TO 27 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MAX HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 33 TO 38 MPH DECREASING TO 21 TO 26 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 6 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD. $$ FORECASTER...SALMEN REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130430.CHICK.01/VEF