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AP-UT-VEF-UT SuppressionForecast
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FNUS75 KVEF 181843
FWSVEF
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKROCK...USFS INYO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1143 AM PDT TUE MAR 18 2014
FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1116 PDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
.DISCUSSION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE OWENS VALLEY
TODAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW THOSE OBSERVED
MONDAY. A WEAK SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA ON WEDNESDAY
WHICH COULD RESULT IN A PERIOD OF ELEVATED WEST WINDS BUT MAINLY
NEAR RIDGETOP. WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAYWITH
PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUD COVER. ANOTHER WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL
BRING INCREASING MOISTURE AND POSSIBLE SHOWERS TO THE SIERRA FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY.
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HIGHER SLOPES WILL
GENERALLY SEE LIGHTER WINDS WITH GUSTY NORTH
WINDS TO 35 MPH AT LOWER ELEVATION NEAR AND IN
THE OWENS VALLEY.
10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.
CWR (> 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 KNOTS IN THE MORNING BECOMING
LIGHT.
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING WEST.
10K FT WIND.......NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT
AND VARIABLE.
CWR (> 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL.
.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
10K FT WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (> 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 KNOTS IN THE MORNING BECOMING
LIGHT.
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL.
$$
FORECASTER...SALMEN
REQUESTED BY...TODD MCDIVITT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20140318.BLACK.01/VEF
Delivered by Weather Underground Inc. Tue Mar 18 2014 2:44PM EDT
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