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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
828 AM PST TUE FEB 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 PST ON FEBRUARY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT BASIN
CONTINUES THIS MORNING WITH OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENTS SLOWLY
WEAKENING TODAY. OFFSHORE WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED BUT LOW HUMIDITY
READINGS CONTINUE.

THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL WEAKEN ON
WEDNESDAY AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS APPROACH FROM THE
WEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN A RETURN OF MORE TYPICAL AFTERNOON
BREEZES. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY VALUES CAN BE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.

THE FIRST IN THE SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL COME ONSHORE
THURSDAY BRINGING RAIN TO ALL AREAS. THE SECOND LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL WORK ITS WAY SOUTH ALONG THE COAST FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY
WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN AND EVEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW WILL
BE LIMITED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. NEEDLESS TO SAY, MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE PREVALENT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST 5-8 MPH. GUSTS TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL EARLY THIS MORNING QUICKLY
                    RISING TO 5000 FT AGL BY NOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10-20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO BELOW 100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 8-10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH 6-12 MPH INCREASING TO 9-18 MPH BY MIDDAY.
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 10-20 MPH INCREASING TO
                    20-30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL RISING TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7-14 MPH INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH BY
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MORRIS
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES KOTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090203.BIGPI.01/LOX