FNUS76 KLOX 300141 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS ANF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 541 PM PST MON NOV 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON NOVEMBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SOME OFFSHORE FLOW TO THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE BURN SITE IS SOMEWHAT PROTECTED FROM THE STRONGER NORTHEAST WINDS...BUT EXPOSED RIDGETOPS NEAR THE BURN AREA WILL FEEL SOME STRONGER GUSTS. VERY COLD NIGHTS WILL CONTINUE...FOLLOWED BY GRADUAL WARMING TREND DURING DAYTIME HOURS. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....24 AT IGNITION...MAX 41. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 12 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22. MAX HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH OVERNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...GOMBERG REQUESTED BY...KEVIN GRANT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101130.BIGPI.01/LOX