Expires:200809151315;;351191 FPUS55 KVEF 142156 ZFPVEF FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 300 PM PDT SUN SEP 14 2008 .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WEST THROUGH MONDAY...BRINGING CLEAR SKIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST TUESDAY WILL DRAW MOISTURE BACK TO THE REGION...WHICH WILL LEAD TO COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. 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 CAZ227-151315- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- 300 PM PDT SUN SEP 14 2008 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE: VALLEY FLOOR....67-77. 24 HR TREND.....LITTLE CHANGE. MAX HUMIDITY: VALLEY FLOOR....11-17 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND.....LITTLE CHANGE. WIND (SLOPE/VALLEY=20 FT, 10 MIN AVG): SLOPE/VALLEY....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH. 10000 FT MSL....SOUTHEAST UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE: VALLEY FLOOR....104-114. 24 HR TREND.....LITTLE CHANGE. MIN HUMIDITY: VALLEY FLOOR....3-8 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND.....LITTLE CHANGE. WIND (SLOPE/VALLEY=20 FT, 10 MIN AVG): SLOPE/VALLEY....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH. 10000 FT MSL....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6. .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE: VALLEY FLOOR....69-79. 24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE UP 2 DEGREES. MAX HUMIDITY: VALLEY FLOOR....12-17 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND.....LITTLE CHANGE. WIND (SLOPE/VALLEY=20 FT, 10 MIN AVG): SLOPE/VALLEY....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH. 10000 FT MSL....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE: VALLEY FLOOR....102-112. 24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE DOWN 2 DEGREES. MIN HUMIDITY: VALLEY FLOOR....9-14 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE UP 6 PERCENT. WIND (SLOPE/VALLEY=20 FT, 10 MIN AVG): SLOPE/VALLEY....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10000 FT MSL....SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5. .EXTENDED... .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S TO UPPER 70S. HIGHS 102 TO 112. SOUTH WIND UP TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S TO LOWER 80S. HIGHS 96 TO 106. SOUTH WIND UP TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S TO UPPER 70S. HIGHS 95 TO 105. SOUTH WIND UP TO 10 MPH. $$