FNUS76 KLOX 110157
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
557 PM PST TUE FEB 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1725 PST ON FEBRUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON WILL BREAK DOWN TONIGHT AS ANOTHER TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE DROPS SOUTH WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING A BIT
MORE EAST THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED...AND THIS STORM SHOULD BE
PREDOMINANTLY DRY. HOWEVER...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS SHOULD
STILL OCCUR OVER THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES
SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN THE PREVIOUS FORECAST AND
HUMIDITIES SLIGHTLY LOWER. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA
FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED FOR LATE WEEK BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY LIKELY CHANCE OF
WETTING PRECIPITATION AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE BURN AREA.

.IGNITION TIME OF 1725 LST...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-35 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
    GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-29 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH WITH
    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING...
    INCREASING 6 TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
    TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-49 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH
    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 14 TO 22 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
    5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...DANNY BREUKLANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090210.BIGPI.02/LOX

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