FNUS75 KVEF 242255
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE PINE...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
255 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A VERY COMPLEX WEATHER SCENARIO OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS.
A STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING DOWN THE WEST COAST ON FRIDAY...REACHING
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE FALLING
DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. INITIALLY ANY PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE
FORM OF RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ON FRIDAY MORNING. BY LATE
AFTERNOON ANY PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE ALL SNOW. THE BEST OPPORTUNITY
FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND INCREASING DURING THE
AFTERNOON. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS DURING THE
AFTERNOON...BUT THIS IS OF FAIRLY LOW PROBABILITY. IF THE DOWNSLOPE
WINDS DO DEVELOP...GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING WEST AT 35 TO 45
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 TO 30 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........POOR BECOMING VERY GOOD FOR A BRIEF PERIOD DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CZYZYK
REQUESTED BY...BC SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110225.LONEP.01/VEF