FNUS76 KLOX 230517
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
917 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PARTLY CLOUDY AND COOL CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
THURSDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO MODERATE LEVELS
EACH AFTERNOON...WITH EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. TYPICAL DIURNAL
WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SLOPES...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE
RIDGETOPS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...FALLING TO
                    30-35 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    4-8 MPH GUST 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH GUST 14 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    4-8 MPH GUST 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...THOMPSON
REQUESTED BY...VERN  GRUWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110223.BIGPI.01/LOX