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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES BURN...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
955 AM PDT MON MAR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 PDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER AND JUST NORTH OF THE
BURN AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES THROUGH TONIGHT OTHERWISE THIS WILL LEAD TO
GRADUAL WARMING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW AT NIGHT AND
IN THE EARLY MORNING WILL SWITCH TO ONSHORE EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY MIDDAY.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL RISING TO 5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
                    BECOMIN NORTH 3-5 MPH ASFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5-13 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT NORTH 3-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8-12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 12-22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL RISING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MORRIS
REQUESTED BY...JAMES PARKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090316.BIGPI.02/LOX