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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
804 AM PST WED FEB 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0720 PST ON FEBRUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN
PACIFIC WILL BE APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
LEADING TO INCREASED SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE BURN AREA...ESPECIALLY
AT RIDGETOP LEVEL. AS THIS WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES...HIGHER LEVEL
CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT...WITH CLOUDS LOWERING THROUGH
THE DAY THURSDAY...LEADING TO A CHANCE OF SNOW BY LATE THURSDAY. THE
BEST THREAT OF SNOW WILL BE THURSDAY NIGHT...WHEN A FEW INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
ARE EXPECTED. A SECOND AND POTENTIALLY STRONGER WEATHER SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO BRING MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE BURN AREA FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...WITH A POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSNOW. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING TO
                    AROUND 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...RISING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING TO AROUND
                    2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES KOTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090204.BIGPI.01/LOX