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Spot Forecast for Taboose...Team 11
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
535 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2019

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1700 PDT on September 18.

If conditions become unrepresentative...or if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast...please contact our office at
(702) 263-9750.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...Preceding an area of low pressure moving into
northern California tonight, a period of downslope winds are
expected in and below canyon openings. Strongest winds are
expected through 2 am tonight before starting to weaken. As
the area of low pressure moves across the Great Basin
Thursday and Friday winds will shift northerly. There
may even be light showers Thursday with snow mixed
in at elevations above 8000 feet.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Snow level could
                    fall to 8000 feet.
Max temperature.....30-35.
Min humidity........35-40 percent.
Winds:
  Eye Level wind....West winds 8 to 13 mph with gusts to around 17
                    mph shifting to the north around 5 mph in the
                    afternoon.
  10000 ft wind.....West 6 to 13 mph.
CWR (>= 0.10 in)....5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4.
Ventilation.........Very good.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....23-28.
Max humidity........72-77 percent.
Winds:
  Eye Level wind....Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
  10000 ft wind.....Northwest 7 to 13 mph.
CWR (>= 0.10 in)....0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3.
Ventilation.........Fair.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....32-37.
Min humidity........32-37 percent.
Winds:
  Eye Level ........North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east
                    in the afternoon.
  10000 ft wind.....North around 5 mph shifting to the east around
                    2 mph in the afternoon.
CWR (>= 0.10 in)....0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........2.
Ventilation.........Fair.

$$
Forecaster...Pierce
Requested by...Drew Smith FBAN
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 1915720.0/VEF
.EMAIL drew.smith@fire.lacounty.gov