FNUS75 KVEF 052358 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR DEWDROP...CCIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 458 PM PDT FRI JUL 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1643 PDT ON JULY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD STAY JUST TO THE EAST OF THE BURN AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING AS WELL BEFORE WINDS DECOUPLE AND GUSTS SUBSIDE. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING MAINLY FROM AROUND THE MOUNT LOGAN AND MOUNT TRUMBULL AREA EAST. GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING WILL REMAIN THE MAIN THREAT FROM STORMS. HOWEVER...AIR MASS HAS MOISTENED TO THE POINT THAT SOME STORMS COULD PRODUCE BETWEEN A QUARTER AND A HALF AN INCH OF RAIN. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....4 PERCENT. LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....7 PERCENT. LAL.................2. MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT. $$ FORECASTER...PIERCE REQUESTED BY...DEWDROP IC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130705.DEWDR.01/VEF