FNUS75 KVEF 221531
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE PINE...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
731 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 PST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MIXING AND VENTILATION WILL BE LIMITED THIS AFTERNOON
AND WEDNESDAY FOR THE BURN AREA DUE TO LIGHT WINDS AND AN INVERSION
THAT WILL NOT LIKELY MIX OUT UNTIL MID AFTERNOON EACH DAY. THE
TRANQUIL WEATHER PATTERN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE THURSDAY AS WEST
WINDS INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM DROPPING DOWN THE WEST COAST.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AT 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL.

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FORECASTER...STACHELSKI
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110222.LONEP.04/VEF