FNUS76 KLOX 181208
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES PILE BURN...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
508 AM PDT WED MAR 18 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP DRY AND
WARM CONDITIONS IN PLACE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY ALLOWING FOR A COOLING
TREND WHICH WILL CONTINUE LATE WEEK. OFFSHORE WINDS WILL REMAIN
GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE OVER THE AREA...WITH THE DIRECTION
PRIMARILY OUT OF THE NORTH. A STORM SYSTEM COULD IMPACT THE AREA
OVER THE WEEKEND.

NOTE...IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE LAT/LON HAD A TYPO...SO PREVIOUS
LAT/LON POINT WAS USED. IF THIS POINT IS INCORRECT...PLEASE RESUBMIT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1100
    HOURS...THEN NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 8 TO 12 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
    TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING AND 8 TO
                    12 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 2000 HOURS...
    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 8 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH...DIMINISHING
                    TO 5 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OR
    LESS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1100
    HOURS...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3 TO 8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
    5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    VARIABLE 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


FORECASTER...HALL/DB
REQUESTED BY...JAMES GRUWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090318.BIGPI.01/LOX

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