FNUS75 KVEF 291250 FWSVEF SPOT FORECAST FOR HOG BACK RX BURN...USDA FS-INYO NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 550 AM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS AND LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL. A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA SATURDAY SATURDAY NIGHT. INCREASINGLY STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM THEN A BRIEF WINDOW FOR POTENTIALLY HIGH DOWNSLOPE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE NORTH WINDS DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE STORM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDS IN THE MORNING THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......WEST 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 KNOTS. VENTILATION.........GOOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS. VENTILATION.........POOR. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66. MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT. 20 FT-10 MIN AVG..EAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 10K FT WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. CWR (>= 0.10 IN)....0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION.........GOOD. $$ FORECASTER...ADAIR REQUESTED BY...CANDICE KUTROSKY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120329.HOGBA.01/VEF