FNUS76 KLOX 250224
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
624 PM PST TUE FEB 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL
KEEP THE AREA DRY AND MILD THROUGH LATE WEEK. A DEEPENING MARINE
LAYER WILL BRING A SLIGHT INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES OVER THE BURN
AREA FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WINDS SHOULD BEHAVE TO
CLIMATOLOGICAL REGIMES FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. A STORM SYSTEM
COULD IMPACT THE AREA AS SOON AS SATURDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 18 TO 21 MPH WITH
    OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON GUSTS 24 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 18 TO 22 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
    AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASE TO 4000
    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 18 TO 28 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-44 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE
    EVENING...DIMINISHING TO DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
    10 TO 14 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 500 FT OR
    LESS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-51 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH
    IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
    WINDS 20 TO 25 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35
    MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
    GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT OR LESS IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
    3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST WINDS 26 TO 31 MPH.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...DANNY BREUKLANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090225.BIGPI.01/LOX

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