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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
516 PM PST MON DEC 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT HAD CREATED
THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS THE PAST FEW DAYS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN
WITH TIME...ALLOWING FOR SOME HIGH CLOUDS TO PERIODICALLY DRIFT ACROSS
THE REGION. THERE WILL BE SOME COOLING AND GRADUAL INCREASE IN HUMIDITY
LEVELS ON TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY LATE IN THE DAY. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL
BRING INCREASED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WITH A
VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT SHOWERS. MORE IMPORTANTLY...THERE WILL BE
COOLING TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY
STRONGER ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGETOPS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...REMAINING STEADY THROUGH
                    EARLY AFTERNOON...RISING LATE.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING WEST
                    4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO
                    4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...INCREASING
                    TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 42.
RH..................MIN 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES KOTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101214.BIGPI.02/LOX