FNUS55 KVEF 241434
 FWFVEF
 
 FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA
 NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
 700 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .DISCUSSION...DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA TODAY 
 WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS DOWN THE COLORADO 
 RIVER VALLEY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO SUNNY SKIES AND 
 SLIGHT WARMING ON WEDNESDAY. HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY IN 
 SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE 
 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE 
 FOLLOWED BY SLIGHT WARMING EACH DAY ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. 
 
 
 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
 
 AZZ102-250215-
 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
 800 AM MST TUE NOV 24 2009
 
 .TODAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE: 
     4000 FEET.......55-61. 
     7000 FEET.......40-45. 
     24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE UP 2 DEGREES. 
 MIN HUMIDITY: 
     4000 FEET.......11-17 PERCENT. 
     7000 FEET.......11-17 PERCENT. 
     24 HR TREND.....LITTLE CHANGE. 
 WIND (SLOPE/VALLEY=20 FT, 10 MIN AVG): 
     SLOPE/VALLEY....NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
     10000 FT MSL....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. 
 CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. 
 CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. 
 LAL.................1. 
 HAINES INDEX........5. 
 MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. 
 TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. 
 VENTILATION.........GOOD. 
 
 .TONIGHT...
 SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
 MIN TEMPERATURE: 
     4000 FEET.......31-39. 
     7000 FEET.......27-34. 
     24 HR TREND.....LITTLE CHANGE. 
 MAX HUMIDITY: 
     4000 FEET.......25-35 PERCENT. 
     7000 FEET.......24-34 PERCENT. 
     24 HR TREND.....LITTLE CHANGE. 
 WIND (SLOPE/VALLEY=20 FT, 10 MIN AVG): 
     SLOPE/VALLEY....NORTHEAST WIND UP TO 10 MPH. 
     10000 FT MSL....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. 
 CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. 
 CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. 
 LAL.................1. 
 HAINES INDEX........5. 
 
 .WEDNESDAY...
 SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
 MAX TEMPERATURE: 
     4000 FEET.......60-65. 
     7000 FEET.......44-50. 
     24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE UP 4 DEGREES. 
 MIN HUMIDITY: 
     4000 FEET.......10-15 PERCENT. 
     7000 FEET.......11-16 PERCENT. 
     24 HR TREND.....LITTLE CHANGE. 
 WIND (SLOPE/VALLEY=20 FT, 10 MIN AVG): 
     SLOPE/VALLEY....NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
     10000 FT MSL....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. 
 CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. 
 CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. 
 LAL.................1. 
 HAINES INDEX........5. 
 MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL. 
 TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. 
 VENTILATION.........GOOD. 
 
 .EXTENDED...
 .THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO UPPER
 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WIND UP TO 10 MPH. 
 .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
 IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND UP TO 10 MPH. 
 .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
 TO MID 60S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
 
 $$
 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
 
 HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS