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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES PILE BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
548 AM PDT TUE MAR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...
MODERATE NORTH TO SOUTH OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
NORTH FLOW ALOFT WILL CREATE MODERATE WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND THROUGH PASSES AND
CANYONS. THE WINDS WILL ENHANCE THE DRY CONDITIONS WITH WIDESPREAD
HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 12 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH NORTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH NORTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL LOWERING TO 1000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH NORTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL RISING TO 2000 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RORKE/BRUNO
REQUESTED BY...DANNY BREUKLANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090324.BIGPI.01/LOX