FNUS75 KVEF 161356
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE PINE...SAN BERNARDINO CDF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
556 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...IT WILL BE QUITE WINDY TODAY AS A COLD FRONT ALONG THE
CALIFORNIA COAST THIS MORNING MOVES INTO INYO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS OVER THE OWENS VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME
MORE WIDESPREAD IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW LEVEL
WILL DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOOR THIS EVENING...MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION
WILL HAVE ALREADY FALLEN SO THERE WILL BE LITTLE ACCUMULATION OF NEW SNOW.
THE WIND WILL BE ON THE DECREASE DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
HOURS AS WELL. COOLER AND BREEZY ALONG WITH AN ISOLATED SHOWER LINGERING
NEAR THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY.

THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE INLAND AND ACROSS THE REGION LATE
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY LEADING TO WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND COOL
TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS AROUND 14 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    UP TO 45 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 43 TO 56 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....74 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 27 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    32 TO 47 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 22 TO 27 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 14 TO 19
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...BC SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110216.LONEP.01/VEF