Expires:200809151315;;351192 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 CAZ228-151315- MOJAVE DESERT- 300 PM PDT SUN SEP 14 2008 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE: VALLEY FLOOR....64-70. 24 HR TREND.....LITTLE CHANGE. MAX HUMIDITY: VALLEY FLOOR....20-30 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE DOWN 3 PERCENT. WIND (SLOPE/VALLEY=20 FT, 10 MIN AVG): SLOPE/VALLEY....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH. 10000 FT MSL....EAST UP TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE: VALLEY FLOOR....97-105. 24 HR TREND.....LITTLE CHANGE. MIN HUMIDITY: VALLEY FLOOR....6-13 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE UP 3 PERCENT. 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........5. .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE: VALLEY FLOOR....65-73. 24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE UP 2 DEGREES. MAX HUMIDITY: VALLEY FLOOR....23-33 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE UP 3 PERCENT. WIND (SLOPE/VALLEY=20 FT, 10 MIN AVG): SLOPE/VALLEY....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 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........5. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE: VALLEY FLOOR....93-101. 24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE DOWN 4 DEGREES. MIN HUMIDITY: VALLEY FLOOR....11-18 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND.....ON AVERAGE UP 5 PERCENT. WIND (SLOPE/VALLEY=20 FT, 10 MIN AVG): SLOPE/VALLEY....SOUTHEAST WIND UP TO 10 MPH. 10000 FT MSL....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. 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 MID 60S TO MID 70S. HIGHS 92 TO 101. SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S TO LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE 90S. SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S TO LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE 90S. SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 10 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