503  
FNUS75 KVEF 250259  
FWSVEF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINE WILDFIRE...BIG PINE FIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV  
759 PM PDT FRI JUL 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 PDT ON JULY 24.  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST...PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT  
(702) 263-9750.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE IN MAGNITUDE AFTER  
SUNSET AND WILL SLOWLY BECOME MORE WESTERLY DURING THE EVENING  
HOURS. WINDS WILL TEND TO FAVOR WESTERLY TO WEST-NORTHWESTERLY  
DIRECTION OVERNIGHT WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 5 MPH OR LESS.  
SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE SATURDAY  
MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WIND  
SPEEDS WILL BE AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH POSSIBLE  
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RHS WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE SINGLE  
DIGITS TO LOW TEENS EACH AFTERNOON, WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES IN  
THE 40 TO 50% RANGE. NO PRECIPITATION OR VICINITY LIGHTNING ARE  
EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN  
AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL, WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 100  
TO 105 DEGREE RANGE AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE UPPER-60S TO LOW-70S.  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. HAZE EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MAX HUMIDITY........48-51 PERCENT.  
WINDS:  
20 FT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST.  
10000 FT WINDS....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.  
CWR (>= 0.10).......0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.  
VENTILATION.........POOR.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. HAZE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....101-104.  
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.  
WINDS:  
20 FT WINDS.......WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
LATE SATURDAY MORNING AT 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.  
10000 FT WINDS....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.  
CWR (>= 0.10).......0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......11700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS.  
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD.  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MAX HUMIDITY........41-44 PERCENT.  
WINDS:  
20 FT WINDS.......WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
10000 FT WINDS....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
CWR (>= 0.10).......0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.  
VENTILATION.........GOOD.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....101-104.  
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PERCENT.  
WINDS:  
20 FT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
10000 FT WINDS....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.  
CWR (>= 0.10).......0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......12700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.  
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.  
 

 
FORECASTER...STESSMAN  
REQUESTED BY...BIG PINE FIRE DEPARTMENT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2618177.0/VEF  
.DELDT 07/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BPFIRE301@GMAIL.COM  
 
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