FNUS75 KVEF 252324 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR LONE PINE AIRPORT UNIT...CAL FIRE, SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 324 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 PST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NORTH WINDS BEHIND A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT IN THE OWENS VALLEY. SOUTH WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD PACIFIC STORM WHICH IS FORECAST TO SWING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES AND PERIODS OF GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS MONDAY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS PRIMARILY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. GENERALLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UPCOMING WEEK BUT ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-37. MAX HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. VENTILATION.........MARGINAL. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-57. MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......WEST 6 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 14 TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT. $$ FORECASTER...ADAIR REQUESTED BY...F3507 BARLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120225.LONEP.02/VEF