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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1016 PM PST TUE JAN 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON JANUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK AND DRY UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE
AREA ON WEDNESDAY BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER AND MORE MOIST
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BURN AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD AIR MASS
SETTLING INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL CREATE STRONG SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE OVER NEVADA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AN OFFSHORE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT BRINGING STRONGER WINDS
THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE COULD BRING
BETTER COOLING OVER THE WEEKEND.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
    AROUND 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
            20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS EARLY...LIFTING TO
    4500 FT AGL BY 1400 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-30 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL EARLY...FALLING TO 500 FT
    AGL OR LESS BY 2200 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-44 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
    TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...JAMES GRUWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110119.BIGPI.02/LOX
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