FNUS75 KVEF 151440
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE PINE...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
640 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH DRY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST
TODAY AS A COLD FRONT OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC SLOWLY MOVES INTO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. PRECIPITATION AND STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT WILL
ARRIVE IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE TONIGHT...THEN SPILL DOWN ACROSS THE OWEN VALLEY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO OWENS VALLEY FLOOR LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON OR EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUST TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 20 TO 31 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 31 TO 41 MPH INCREASING TO 44 TO 54
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 TO
                    43 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110215.LONEP.01/VEF