FNUS75 KVEF 141430
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE PINE...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
630 AM PST MON FEB 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A BAND OF CLOUDS WILL QUICKLY MOVE EAST ACROSS INYO COUNTY
THIS MORNING WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PASSING
OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. ANY LIGHT PRECIPITATION TODAY WILL STAY ALONG
THE SIERRA CREST. WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR TODAY WILL BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
DOWNSLOPE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOCALIZED WEST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO
50 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. DRY AND CONTINUED
MILD ON TUESDAY. IT WILL BE WINDY ALONG WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN WEDNESDAY
WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOOR LATE IN THE DAY OR DURING
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY THEN MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH INCREASING TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST 12 TO 17
                    MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 22 TO 34 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 20 TO 31 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110214.LONEP.01/VEF