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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
810 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...UPDATE FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITIES THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DROP DOWN THE
WEST COAST THROUGH THE WEEK. ALTHOUGH THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING
INCREASING HUMIDITY AND A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION...IT WILL MOSTLY
BE FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FT. HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE
DIGITS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING AT THE PROJECT SITE.
THE MOISTURE WILL DEEPEN LATER TONIGHT TO COVER HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...AND BY WEDNESDAY...RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED.
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL ALSO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...THEN
FURTHER INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY. MORE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.IGNITION - 900 AM PST...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BELOW 6000 FT.
TEMPERATURE.........45-47.
HUMIDITY............75-85 PERCENT BELOW 6000 FT...8-10 PERCENT ABOVE
                    6500 FT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...(REST OF TUESDAY)...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BELOW 6000 FT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT BELOW 6000 FT...6-9 PERCENT ABOVE
                    6500 FT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH BECOMING
                    12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BECOMING
                    15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL RISING TO 2500-3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH BECOMING 15-25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-100 PERCENT...OCCURRING LATE ABOVE 6500 FT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 26 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BECOMING
                    18-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2500 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING LOWERING TO LESS
                    THAN 500 FT AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW DEVELOPING BY THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MIN HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 26 MPH
                    BECOMING 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KAPLAN/KITTELL
REQUESTED BY...JODI BIERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110215.BIGPI.01/LOX