FNUS75 KVEF 151739
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITNEY PORTAL...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
939 AM PST TUE NOV 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0925 PST ON NOVEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS FROM TIME TO TIME. LIGHT
UPSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON WITH WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE
WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
FRIDAY WITH INCREASING WINDS...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 KNOTS IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
VENTILATION.........FAIR.

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FORECASTER...GORELOW
REQUESTED BY...OVICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111115.WHITN.01/VEF