FNUS76 KLOX 050559
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
959 PM PST WED MAR 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN FRIDAY EVENING AS A BROAD UPPER-
LEVEL TROUGH PUSHES OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SOME
LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY....BUT A GENERAL WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL ESTABLISH
OVER THE WEEKEND. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN MODERATE
OVER THE BURN AREA FROM SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-43 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 0900
    HOURS...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
    3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-29 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
    EVENING...SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND INCREASING TO
    10 TO 15 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 500 FT
    AGL OR LESS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-44 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON
    GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
    NORTHWEST LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
    4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...DANNY BREUKLANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090305.BIGPI.01/LOX

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