FNUS76 KLOX 291620
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
820 AM PST THU JAN 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0725 PST ON JANUARY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS
MORNING WITH INCREASING OFFSHORE WINDS. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR
LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN GRADUALLY
DIMINSH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY
STRONGER AT RIDGETOP LEVEL AS COMPARED TO THE BURN AREA. THE OFFSHORE WINDS
WILL BRING ADDITIONAL DRYING TO AREA TODAY...WITH HUMIDITIES STEADILY FALLING
THROUGH THE DAY...THEN LITTLE CHANGE ON FRIDAY. WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WITH DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AOUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING TO 2500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING TO 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT RANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090129.BIGPI.01/LOX