FNUS75 KVEF 031652
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR PORTAL PILES...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
852 AM PST FRI FEB 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 PST ON FEBRUARY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLEAR SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL SLOWLY BUILD END MAKING FOR
STABLE CONDITIONS, INVERSIONS WILL MAKE MAKE FOR PROBLEMATIC
VENTILATION AND SMOKE DISPERSAL...ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......NORTH 12 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
VENTILATION.........POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
VENTILATION.........POOR.

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FORECASTER...JACQUES
REQUESTED BY...MT WHITNEY RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120203.PORTA.01/VEF