FNUS75 KVEF 211919 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD...FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1219 PM PDT SUN JUL 21 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1152 PDT ON JULY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AND WILL EXPAND TODAY AND MONDAY AS MONSOON MOISTURE CONTINUES TO INCREASE AND THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES MORE UNSTABLE. ERRATIC WINDS SHOULD BE EXPECTED IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORM. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR AND CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY MID WEEK. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......EAST 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....10 PERCENT. LAL.................3. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........GOOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....4 PERCENT. LAL.................3 DECREASING TO 2 AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 KNOTS IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. VENTILATION.........FAIR. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..EAST AT 6 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AT 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....20 PERCENT. LAL.................3. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........GOOD. $$ FORECASTER...CZYZYK REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130721.COTTO.01/VEF