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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINE PILE BURN...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
822 AM PDT MON MAR 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 PDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY FOR SURROUNDING AREAS...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL RESULT
IN OFFSHORE FLOW TODAY...COOLER TEMPERATURES...AND LOWER HUMIDITIES.
WINDS RIGHT AT THE BURN SITE WILL NOT BE STRONG BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL
OCCUR IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS...ESPECIALLY AREAS TO THE WEST TOWARD
THE I-5 CORRIDOR. THE OFFSHORE FLOW AND LOW HUMDIDITES WILL LAST
THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE A TRANSITION TO ONSHORE FLOW AND HIGHER
HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH
                    NOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10-20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8-12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST BY
                    MIDDAY AND THEN WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MORRIS
REQUESTED BY...JAMES PARKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090330.BIGPI.01/LOX