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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS ANF SCMRRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
744 AM PST WED JAN 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0659 PST ON JANUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE HIGH DESERT WILL WEAKEN
WHILE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE COASTAL AREAS.
A MODERATE OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BECOME WEAK THIS AFTERNOON.
A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL EXIST OVER THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AND LIGHT DIURNAL WINDS WILL PREVAIL.

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO
THE BURN AREA THURSDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A POTENTIAL PERIOD OF
MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL...RISING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 7 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FORWOOD
REQUESTED BY...JAMES PARKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090107.BIGPI.01/LOX