FNUS76 KLOX 271612
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
812 AM PST TUE JAN 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 PST ON JANUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE HAS NOW SHIFTED EASTWARD
INTO ARIZONA WITH OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE WAKE OF THE
WEATHER SYSTEM. THE GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH
THE MORNING HOURS AT THE BURN AREA...PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONSIDERABLY STRONGER AT RIDGETOP LEVEL AS THERE ARE
STRENGTHENING NORTHEAST WINDS ALOFT. THE FLOW WILL BECOME NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY MORNING  WITH WEAKENING WIND SPEEDS. THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING
DRYING CONDITIONS TO THE REGION. OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RESTRENGTHEN
AGAIN ON THURSDAY...WITH A CONTINUED WARMING AND DRYING TREND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST BY LATE MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING TO AROUND 1500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST BY LATE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...JAMES PARKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090127.BIGPI.02/LOX