FNUS75 KVEF 071208
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITNEY PORTAL PILES...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
501 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG PACIFIC STORM TO MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE
TODAY AS IT DROPS SOUTH INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE STORM WILL
MOVE OVER THE SITE ON FRIDAY BEFORE SHIFTING EAST ON SATURDAY. THIS
WILL KEEP VERY UNSETTLED CONDITIONS OVER THE BURN SITE INTO THE
WEEKEND. IMPROVING CONDITIONS SEEN LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW WITH 4 TO 6 INCH
                    ACCUMULATION AT 7000 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 50 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST AROUND 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH
                    BY THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST 52 TO 57 MPH DECREASING TO 35 TO 40 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...JENSEN
REQUESTED BY...OVICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110407.WHITN.01/VEF