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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES PILE BURN...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
117 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 PDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT TO MODERATE OFFSHORE GRADIENTS ALONG WITH SLIGHT RIDGING
ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER
HUMIDITIES TO THE AREA TODAY. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
OVER THE EASTERN SAN GABRIEL RANGE...BUT WILL BE GUSTY OUT OF THE
NORTH OVER THE WESTERN RANGE. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE
MODERATE AND SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT. WEDNESDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO
TODAY...EXCEPT SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 5-10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 3-8 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING LESS THAN 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 3-8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 5-10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 500-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KITTELL
REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY LOCKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090317.BIGPI.01/LOX