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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
234 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING INTO CALIFORNIA WILL BRING SNOW TO
THE AREA...DEVELOPING THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH
STRONG GUSTS OVER THE RIDGE TOPS...OCCASIONALLY DROPPING INTO THE
VALLEYS. THE DRY AIR CURRENTLY ABOVE 6500 FT WILL MOISTEN UP
LATER TONIGHT.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT...OCCURRING VERY LATE.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH BECOMING
                    10-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH BECOMING
                    18-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING LOWERING
                    TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.

.900 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SNOW.
TEMPERATURE.........32.
HUMIDITY............80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW...TURNING TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34. OCCURRING IN THE MORNING.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    BECOMING 14-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH BY THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH BECOMING 20-30 MPH BY THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KITTELL
REQUESTED BY...JODI BIERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110216.BIGPI.01/LOX