FNUS76 KLOX 070602
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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1001 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON MARCH 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE AREA ON MONDAY MORNING DECREASING
CLOUDINESS AND CHANCES OF WETTING PRECIPITATION THROUGHOUT THE
MORNING HOURS. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP ALOFT
ON MONDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING GUSTY WINDS TO THE BURN AREA THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION ON MONDAY
EVENING AND PERSIST INTO MIDWEEK.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
    AROUND IGNITION TIME...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
    SUNNY BY THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-40 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
     MPH IN THE MORNING UNTIL 1500 HOURS...BECOMING
    NORTHWEST 20 TO 27 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
    TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
    TO 50 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 27 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH EARLY...DECREASING TO 9 TO 14 MPH
    WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 27 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH EARLY...DECREASING TO 9 TO 14 MPH
    WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
    TO 50 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-47 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
    UNTIL 1100 HOURS...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
    30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAT WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.

FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES KOTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110307.BIGPI.01/LOX

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