FNUS55 KVEF 041328
FWFVEF
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA
NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
700 AM PDT SAT OCT 4 2008
.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT LEADING TO SCATTERED RAIN AND
HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES BUT BE
STRONGEST OVER NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. DRY WEATHER AND A
WARMING TREND ARE EXPECTED NEXT WEEK WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
REGION.
NOTE: THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
NOTE: PLEASE SEE OPERATING PLAN FOR DETAILED ZONE DESCRIPTIONS AT:
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/VEF/FIRE.PHP
NVZ465-050115-
CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
700 AM PDT SAT OCT 4 2008
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE
DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE:
4000 FEET.......66-76.
24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE DOWN 11 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY:
4000 FEET.......32-42 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE UP 20 PERCENT.
WIND (SLOPE/VALLEY=20 FT, 10 MIN AVG):
SLOPE/VALLEY....SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
10000 FT MSL....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE:
4000 FEET.......48-56.
24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE DOWN 5 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY:
4000 FEET.......63-73 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE UP 28 PERCENT.
WIND (SLOPE/VALLEY=20 FT, 10 MIN AVG):
SLOPE/VALLEY....WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
10000 FT MSL....WEST 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10
TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PERCENT.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2.
.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE:
4000 FEET.......64-74.
24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE DOWN 2 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY:
4000 FEET.......22-29 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE DOWN 11 PERCENT.
WIND (SLOPE/VALLEY=20 FT, 10 MIN AVG):
SLOPE/VALLEY....NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
10000 FT MSL....NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.
.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S TO MID 80S. NORTH WIND UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S TO UPPER 80S. LIGHT WIND.
$$
NVZ465-050115-
CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
700 AM PDT SAT OCT 4 2008
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE
DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE:
4000 FEET.......66-76.
24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE DOWN 11 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY:
4000 FEET.......32-42 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE UP 20 PERCENT.
WIND (SLOPE/VALLEY=20 FT, 10 MIN AVG):
SLOPE/VALLEY....SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
10000 FT MSL....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE:
4000 FEET.......48-56.
24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE DOWN 5 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY:
4000 FEET.......63-73 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE UP 28 PERCENT.
WIND (SLOPE/VALLEY=20 FT, 10 MIN AVG):
SLOPE/VALLEY....WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
10000 FT MSL....WEST 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10
TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PERCENT.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2.
.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE:
4000 FEET.......64-74.
24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE DOWN 2 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY:
4000 FEET.......22-29 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE DOWN 11 PERCENT.
WIND (SLOPE/VALLEY=20 FT, 10 MIN AVG):
SLOPE/VALLEY....NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
10000 FT MSL....NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.
.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S TO MID 80S. NORTH WIND UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S TO UPPER 80S. LIGHT WIND.
$$
NOTE: MIXING HEIGHT...TRANSPORT WINDS AND VENTILATION CATEGORY FOR
EACH ZONE ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING POINTS:
NEVADA ZONE 466 - LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD CITY VICINITY
CALIFORNIA ZONE 229 - LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD CITY VICINITY
ARIZONA ZONE 101 - LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD CITY VICINITY
ARIZONA ZONE 102 - KINGMAN VICINITY
NEVADA ZONE 460 - ORIENTAL WASH RAWS VICINITY
NEVADA ZONE 461 - KANE SPRINGS RAWS VICINITY
NEVADA ZONE 462 - DESERT ROCK VICINITY
NEVADA ZONE 463, 464 - KYLE CANYON VICINITY
NEVADA ZONE 465 - LAS VEGAS VICINITY
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