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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES BURN...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
536 AM PST MON JAN 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER NEVADA
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A THREAT OF SHOWERS TODAY TO THE MOUNTAINS. ANY
PRECIPITATION THAT DOES FALL WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW SHOWERS...AS
THE SNOW LEVEL HAS LOWERED TO AROUND 3500 FEET. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO
2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.
THE SYSTEM WILL EXIT EASTWARD QUICKLY TONIGHT...WHICH WILL BRING DRIER
NORTHERLY FLOW TO THE BURN AREA. EVEN DRIER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON
TUESDAY AS GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS RETURN.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25 AT 9 AM...RISING TO AROUND 29 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 90 PERCENT AT 9 AM...LOWERING TO AROUND 75 PERCENT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL AT 9 AM RISING TO AROUND 2500 FT AGL
                    BY MID AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH BECOMING NORTH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3000 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH...
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG/DB
REQUESTED BY...JAMES PARKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090126.BIGPI.01/LOX