FNUS75 KVEF 271738
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARPENTER 1...NV-HTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1038 AM PDT SAT JUL 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1003 PDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE A DRYING
TREND BEGINS TO TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY WITH THUNDERSTORMS COVERAGE
DROPPING DOWN TO ISOLATED. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS NEAR ANY
THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY BE SEEN WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.

EXTENDED FORECAST....FOR THE PERIOD MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

DRYING WILL TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY WITH THUNDERSTORM CHANCES BEING
PUSHED TO THE EAST OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. LOOK FOR DRY CONDITIONS
TO REMAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE WARMING THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH HIGHS ON MONDAY 72-82 BECOMING
80-90 BY FRIDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS REMAINING FAIRLY STEADY WITH
TEMPERATURES GENERALLY 45-55 THROUGH THE PERIOD. BY MONDAY WINDS
WILL TREND TOWARDS DIURINAL DIRECTION AND SPEEDS...BUT MAY SEE A
SLIGHT INCREASE BY FRIDAY AS THE FLOW ALOFT INCREASES. CONFIDENCE ON
THE INCREASED WIND IS LOW AT THIS TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-58 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....50 PERCENT.
LAL.................3 INCREASING TO 4 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-96 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....30 PERCENT THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING
                    10 PRECENT.
LAL.................3 DECREASING TO 2 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.

$$
FORECASTER...JENSEN
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN GERMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130727.CARPE.01/VEF