FNUS76 KLOX 170307
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
707 PM PST MON FEB 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM THAT PRODUCED MONDAYS
RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ON
TUESDAY...THEN EXIT THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. LOOK FOR CLOUDS AND
THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO LINGER THROUGH MOST OF TUESDAY...WITH
CLEARING SKIES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL
LOWER TO 3000 NORTH SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN 6 INCHES EXPECTED...WITH A
FOOT OR TWO ALREADY ON THE GROUND. GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY
TUESDAY WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...EXPECT
A WEAK OFFSHORE WIND TO DEVELOP WITH CLEARING SKIES AND DRIER
WEATHER.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 13 MPH.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS...DIMINISHING
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 MPH DIMINISHING DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 13 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 3 MPH.


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FORECASTER...DANIELSON
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES KOTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090217.BIGPI.01/LOX