FNUS75 KVEF 051459 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR EIGHTMILE...ELY BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 759 AM PDT FRI JUL 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0735 PDT ON JULY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE DAILY CYCLE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH THESE STORMS NEAR THE BURN SITE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TODAY...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS AND FEWER THUNDERSTORMS. A WEAK COOLING TREND WILL BEGIN TODAY AND LAST INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH THIS MORNING. INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....5 PERCENT. LAL.................3. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....5 PERCENT. LAL.................3 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....1 PERCENT. LAL.................2. $$ FORECASTER...WOLCOTT REQUESTED BY...MARY ANDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130705.EIGHT.01/VEF