FNUS75 KVEF 112058
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE PINE AIRPORT VMP...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1258 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PST ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WHILE CONDITIONS REMAIN GENERALLY BENIGN
CURRENTLY...IT APPEARS MORE LIKELY THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD
OF STRONGER WEST WINDS DEVELOPING WEST OF THE BURN SITE AND THEN
PROGRESSING EASTWARD ACROSS THE VALLEY AFTER 1600 LST LASTING INTO
THE EVENING. WHILE THE WIND SHIFT IS LIKELY...IT ISNT AS CERTAIN IF
STRONG GUSTS WILL ACCOMPANY THE WIND SHIFT. FOR NOW...THINKING THAT
WINDS MAY OCCASIONALLY GUST INTO THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE. ASIDE FROM THIS
EVENING...WINDS WILL PREDOMINANTLY REMAIN LIGHT AND
UPSLOPE/DOWNSLOPE IN NATURE. A FEW ADDITIONAL CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED
ON SATURDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING WEST WINDS
                    OF 7 TO 14 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH
                    AFTER 1600 LST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...STAUDENMAIER
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110311.LONEP.02/VEF