


Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
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