480  
FNUS75 KVEF 281646  
FWSVEF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT...USWFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV  
946 AM PDT FRI AUG 28 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 PDT ON AUGUST 28.  
 
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
 
DAILY WIND PATTERNS EXPECTED THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS  
WITH LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20-35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
STRONGEST AFTERNOON GUSTS EXPECTED SATURDAY. ISOLATED TO  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TODAY AND TOMORROW.  
LIGHTNING, STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS, ERRATIC WIND DIRECTIONS, AND  
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS THAT  
DEVELOP. CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS ARE MINIMAL DUE TO THE ISOLATED  
NATURE OF THESE STORMS. SHOULD A STORM MOVE DIRECTLY OVERHEAD,  
WETTING RAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE. AFTERNOON RHS WILL BE IN THE MID-  
TO-UPPER TEENS TODAY WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES IN THE 50-60%  
RANGE AND EVEN HIGHER AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL TOP  
OUT IN THE LOW- TO- MID 90S EACH AFTERNOON, WITH OVERNIGHT LOW  
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID- TO- UPPER 50S.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-93.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.  
WINDS:  
20 FT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
10000 FT WINDS....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.  
CWR (>= 0.10).......0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......15300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS.  
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........74-77 PERCENT.  
WINDS:  
20 FT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING.  
10000 FT WINDS....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.  
CWR (>= 0.10).......0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS.  
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.  
WINDS:  
20 FT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
10000 FT WINDS....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.  
CWR (>= 0.10).......0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......13600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS.  
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.  
 

 
FORECASTER...MOORE  
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN BIRD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2620811.0/VEF  
.DELDT 08/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BBIRD@BLM.GOV,C8WOOD@BLM.GOV  
 
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