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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES BURN PROJECT...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
549 PM PST MON NOV 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ON TUESDAY...A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE
AREA. FOR THE BURN PROJECT...EXPECT A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGHOUT
TUESDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AHEAD OF THE
FRONTAL SYSTEM. HOWEVER...THE WINDS SHOULD SHIFT TO A NORTHWESTERLY
DIRECTION TUESDAY EVENING...WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH GUST 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    5-10 MPH BY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING WITH A CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-24.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH GUST 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH GUST 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...THOMPSON
REQUESTED BY...JAMES GRUWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101123.BIGPI.01/LOX