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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1037 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WELL NORTHWEST OF THE BURN AREA
WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE END
RESULT WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER
HUMIDITIES. GUSTY SOUTHERLY RIDGETOP WINDS NOW APPEAR AS THOUGH THEY
WILL PREVAIL.

BY LATE IN THE WEEK...LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY ALONG THE WASHINGTON
STATE COAST WILL DROP SOUTH TO WEST OF PT. CONCEPTION. THIS WILL
CONTINUE THE THREAT OF PRECIPITATION IN THE BURN AREA BUT IN THE
FORM OF SNOW. NEEDLESS TO SAY...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND THE HIGHER
HUMIDITIES WILL PREVAIL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 10-18 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25-35 MPH EARLY LOWERING TO
                    15-25 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 10-16 MPH. GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MORRIS
REQUESTED BY...DANNY BREUKLANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090302.BIGPI.02/LOX