943
FNUS75 KVEF 171121
FWSVEF
SPOT FORECAST FOR GOTHIC FIRE...SND-BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
421 AM PDT THU JUL 17 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 PDT ON JULY 17.
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
THE DAY TO DAY COOLING AND MOISTENING TREND WILL
ACCELERATE TONIGHT. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT THE
FIRE SITE WILL BE 10 TO 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, PEAK
NEAR 40 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, THEN DROP BACK TO 10
TO 20 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWER HUMIDITY WILL
ALSO RETURN BEGINNING SATURDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZE IN THE
MORNING. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-19 PERCENT.
WINDS:
20 FT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
10000 FT WINDS....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10).......5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING. HAZE THROUGH THE
NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH
THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-54 PERCENT.
WINDS:
20 FT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
10000 FT WINDS....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10).......5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZE THROUGH THE DAY. AREAS OF
SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-34 PERCENT.
WINDS:
20 FT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
10000 FT WINDS....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10).......20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD.
FORECASTER...MORGAN
REQUESTED BY...BRADY SHULTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2517804.7/VEF
.DELDT 07/17/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BSHULTZ@BLM.GOV
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