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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES PILE BURN...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
417 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY...WITH
MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. A WEAK NORTH
TO NORTHEAST FLOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
THESE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL MAINLY AFFECT THE RIDGETOPS...
AS THE TYPICAL DIURNAL WIND CYCLE SHOULD REMAIN DOMINANT ON THE
SLOPES. THROUGH FRIDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL SHOW A WARMING TREND WHILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOWER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    3-6 MPH GUSTS 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL...RISING TO 2000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5-10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL...RISING TO 2000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6-12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...THOMPSON
REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY LOCKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090312.BIGPI.01/LOX