FNUS76 KLOX 130343
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
743 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...AN OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN
OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY BENEATH A DOMINANT RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE. A WEAK AND DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA
ON THURSDAY NIGHT BRINGING A SLIGHT COOL DOWN FOR FRIDAY...BUT
THE AIR MASS WILL WARM AND DRY OVER THE WEEKEND. NEAR CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND AS OFFSHORE
FLOW STRENGTHENS. HIGH PRESSURE MAY NOT WEAKEN UNTIL EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1100
    HOURS...THEN INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1000
    HOURS...THEN INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS EARLY LIFTING TO 4500 FT AGL
    BY 1400 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL EARLY FALLING TO 500 FT AGL OR
    LESS BY 2200 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-57 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS EARLY LIFTING TO 2000 FT AGL
    BY 1400 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...JAMES GRUWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110113.BIGPI.01/LOX
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