FNUS75 KVEF 070122
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR PORTAL PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
522 PM PST MON FEB 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1725 PST ON FEBRUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM INLAND OVER CALIFORNIA
TONIGHT AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
COAST. A SNOW SHOWER MAY BREAK OUT NEAR THE CREST EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
WITH A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING ALONG THE EASTERN
SIERRA SLOPES BY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WILL
LINGERING INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING AS THE LOW DROPS
SOUTH DOWN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
GENERALLY BE AN INCH OR TWO.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......SOUTH 20 TO 26 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 11 TO 20 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...OVICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120206.PORTA.02/VEF