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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
911 AM PST MON JAN 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON JANUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING
INCREASING OFFSHORE FLOW TO THE BURN AREA THROUGH TONIGHT...MAINTAINING
VERY DRY CONDITIONS. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A LONG DURATION OF HUMIDITIES
AT 10 PERCENT OR LESS TODAY...FOLLOWED BY POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL GENERALLY REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AT THE BURN AREA LATER TODAY
AND TONIGHT...BUT WILL REMAIN NORTHWESTERLY AT RIDGETOP LEVEL.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 10
                    TO 15 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
                    20 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SWEET
REQUESTED BY...JAMES GRUWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110110.BIGPI.01/LOX