FNUS75 KVEF 241337 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE PINE AIRPORT 395 VMP...SAN BERNARDINO CDF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 637 AM PDT SUN APR 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WESTERN INYO COUNTY WILL BE UNDER A NORTHWEST FLOW THROUGH TUESDAY. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL EXIT EASTERN NEVADA TODAY WHILE THE NEXT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS A TAD FURTHER NORTH ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA MONDAY. WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE SYSTEM ON MONDAY THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF STRONG WEST WINDS DEVELOPING MAINLY NEAR CANYON OPENING OF THE EASTERN SIERRA MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION MONDAY EVENING AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH TUESDAY AS A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT SWEEPS SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TODAY AND MONDAY BEFORE COOLING TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......WEST 14 TO 19 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 21 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 KNOTS INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 21 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING. 10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 21 TO 27 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 13 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........GOOD. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 24 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 34 TO 39 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 11 KNOTS INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 33 TO 38 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT. $$ FORECASTER...PIERCE REQUESTED BY...F3507 BARLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110424.LONEP.01/VEF