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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINE PILE BURN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
121 AM PDT WED APR 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
TODAY. SKIES WILL REMAIN PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD
REMAIN ABOVE 5500 FEET THROUGH THE DAY...EXCEPT SOME ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS DOWN TO 5000 FEET POSSIBLE WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS. SKIES
WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY LATER TONIGHT. THE NEXT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

.TODAY (1000 AM)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........34 TO 37.
HUMIDITY............75 TO 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH...WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 TO 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 22 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FEET AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING
                    TO 2500 TO 3000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KAPLAN
REQUESTED BY...DANNY BREUKLANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090408.BIGPI.01/LOX