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FNUS75 KVEF 170941
FWSVEF
SPOT FORECAST FOR MCFARLAND SOUTH PILE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
241 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON MARCH 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.
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY
DISCUSSION
STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT
THE DAY AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH. WINDS WILL TRANSITION FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH 5 PM ON TUESDAY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SURFACE WIND
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A
40 TO 60% CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS WITH SNOW LEVELS DROPPING FROM
7,000 FEET TO 4,000 FEET THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 30% TODAY, BUT WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE 20S
ON TUESDAY AS MUCH DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM. WINDS ON TUESDAY WILL MAINTAIN A NORTHWESTERLY
DIRECTION, GRADUALLY DECREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-35 PERCENT.
WINDS:
20 FT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 50 MPH.
10000 FT WINDS....SOUTHWEST AROUND 45 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10).......40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 KNOTS.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE EVENING. NUMEROUS
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-75 PERCENT.
WINDS:
20 FT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH OVERNIGHT GUSTS
TO AROUND 45 MPH.
10000 FT WINDS....WEST AROUND 45 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10).......60 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.
WINDS:
20 FT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH.
10000 FT WINDS....NORTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10).......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 KNOTS.
FORECASTER...STESSMAN
REQUESTED BY...JOSH THALACKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2506650.0/VEF
.DELDT 03/17/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JOSHUA.THALACKER@USDA.GOV
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