FNUS75 KVEF 211439 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE PINE...CITY OF LA, DEPT. WATER AND POWER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 639 AM PST MON FEB 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE OWENS VALLEY WILL BE UNDER A GENERALLY DRY WEATHER PATTERN WITH A SLOW WARMING TREND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS A PACIFIC SYSTEM DIGS TOWARD BAJA BUT REMAINS WELL OFF THE WEST COAST UNTIL WEDNESDAY. VENTILATION WILL BE FAIR AT BEST AS A VALLEY INVERSIONS MAY HOLD DURING THE MORNING HOURS THEN ERODE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT WINDS DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY DIURNAL PATTERNS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-51. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30. MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-54. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........FAIR. $$ FORECASTER...ADAIR REQUESTED BY...DALE SCHMIDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110222.LONEP.01/VEF