FNUS75 KVEF 011402
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE PINE...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
600 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PRODUCE VARIABLE HIGH LEVEL
MOISTURE TODAY WHICH WILL LEAD TO THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO
THE AREA OVERNIGHT. BY EARLY WEDNESDAY THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW
TO THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA AND THEN SHIFT EAST ACROSS
CENTRAL NEVADA DURING THE DAY. THE MAIN ACTIVITY FROM THIS
SYSTEM WILL BE ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA...BUT ISOLATED...
NON WETTING PRECIPITATION...LOOKED FOR ON WEDNESDAY IN THE OWENS
VALLEY. LOCAL GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY
395 AND AWAY FROM THE BURN SITE ON WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER DUE TO THE
NATURE OF THESE WINDS...EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED AS THE WINDS
WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

THE MAIN PART OF THIS STORM WILL BE CROSSING OVER THE AREA ON
THURSDAY FOR ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE OWENS VALLEY WITH THE
MAIN PRECIPITATION REMAINING IN THE MOUNTAINS. ERRATIC WINDS
STILL WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 11 TO 18 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 8
                    KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........FAIR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 25 TO 34 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST AROUND 17
                    KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...JENSEN
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110301.LONEP.01/VEF