FNUS76 KLOX 240158
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
558 PM PST MON FEB 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEST FLOW ALOFT SHOULD KEEP DRY AND PREDOMINANTLY
STABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA THROUGH MIDWEEK...THEN ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE WEEK. FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN MODERATE WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
MODERATE MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES. THE STORM SYSTEM EXPECTED FOR
LATE WEEK WILL PREDOMINANTLY AFFECT AREAS TO THE NORTH...BUT A
STRONGER SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY
    CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH UNTIL
    0900 HOURS...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 8 TO 13
    MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON
    GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING MOSTLY
    CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH UNTIL 1900
    HOURS...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING
    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH...THEN
    INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE
    EVENING...INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH AFTER
    MIDNIGHT

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-45 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 17 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
    GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 24 TO 32 MPH IN THE
    MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 17 TO 24 MPH IN THE
    AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...DANNY BREUKLANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090224.BIGPI.01/LOX

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