FNUS75 KVEF 161436
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH INYO PILES...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
636 AM PST THU DEC 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PST ON DECEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY LIGHT WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRIEFLY SPREAD
ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY BEFORE DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE IMPACTS THE
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA BEGINNING FRIDAY AND BRINGS HEAVY SNOW ABOVE
7000 FEET THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY BY LATE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST  2 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST AROUND 5 KNOTS.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 KNOTS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SNOW DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS

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FORECASTER...ADAIR
REQUESTED BY...OVICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101216.SOUTH.01/VEF