FNUS76 KLOX 130303
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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
703 PM PST SUN DEC 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON DECEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO WEAKEN ON MONDAY...WITH THE UPPER FLOW
BECOMING ZONAL BY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. NEAR THE SURFACE...THE OFFSHORE
FLOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN BY MONDAY MORNING...WITH A GRADUAL RETURN OF ONSHORE
FLOW BY AFTERNOON. UPPER LEVEL WESTERLY FLOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASSE ON
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...RESULTING IN SOME GUSTY WINDS AT RIDGETOP LEVEL.
SLIGHT WARMING AND DRYING IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY...WITH A FEW DEGREES OF COOLING
EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO AROUND 7000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL RISING TO AROUND 4500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...PARKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101213.BIGPI.02/LOX