FNUS75 KVEF 131359
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITNEY PORTAL PILES...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
659 AM PDT WED APR 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM HAS DEEPENED AND WILL
SWEEP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRR AND DOWN THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA
BRINGING HIGH WINDS TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA DURING THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING AND AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
THEN DEVELOP FOR THE WEEKEND BRINGING DRY MILD WEATHER WITH
TEMPERATURES CLIMBING ABOVE NORMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS AROUND 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 39 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 14 TO 19 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 33 TO
                    38 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 KNOTS INCREASING TO 36 TO 41
                    KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WINDY. WEST WINDS 32 TO 38 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 50 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND DECREASING
                    TO 8 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 36 TO 41 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO 23
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 15 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    EAST TO SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........FAIR.

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FORECASTER...ADAIR
REQUESTED BY...DAVID METTAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110413.WHITN.01/VEF