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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV

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FNUS75 KVEF 241723
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTTYS...NPS DEATH VLY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1023 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1005 PDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY
WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. SOME HIGH
CLOUDS WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE AREA BUT SKIES WILL GENERALLY BE MOSTLY
CLEAR. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH EARLY EVENING THEN NORTHEAST
                    5 TO 10 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VENTILATION.........FAIR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    7 TO 12 BY LATE MORNING.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD.

$$
FORECASTER...HARRISON
REQUESTED BY...C STEEMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130524.SCOTT.01/VEF