FNUS75 KVEF 181430 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE PINE AIRPORT 395 VMP...SAN BERNARDINO CDF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 730 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY BRINGING BREEZY CONDITIONS BUT ANY PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF LONE PINE. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WESTERLY WINDS TODAY BUT BASED ON THE LATEST HIGH RESOLUTION MODEL DATA...THOSE STRONG WINDS WILL PROBABLY REMAIN JUST WEST OF LONE PINE. A DRY WESTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY WITH LIGHTER WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT COOLER TODAY AND TUESDAY THAN THIS PAST WEEKEND BUT WILL STILL BE A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AFTER 2 PM. 10K FT WIND.......WEST 30 TO 40 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 22 KNOTS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 40 TO 46 MPH DECREASING TO 35 TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 22 KNOTS DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT EARLY BECOMING FAIR AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 27 TO 32 MPH BECOMING WEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 8 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD. $$ FORECASTER...STACHELSKI REQUESTED BY...F3507 BARLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110418.LONEP.02/VEF