FNUS76 KSGX 191935
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES PILE BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1235 PM PDT TUE APR 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ON WEDNESDAY...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION. THIS WILL PRODUCE A DEEP MARINE LAYER ALONG THE COASTAL
SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS...KEEPING TEMPERATURES BELOW SEASONAL
NORMS...AND PRODUCING SOME GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS AT THE RIDGE TOPS.
THE SPOT LOCATION SHOULD BE ABOVE THE MARINE LAYER...BUT UPSLOPE
WINDS SHOULD ADVECT SOME MOISTURE INTO THE BURN AREA...KEEPING
HUMIDITIES JUST ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 30 MPH AND GUSTY.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...BECOMING 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN...BECOMING 500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DANIELSON
REQUESTED BY...KENNETH DUBOISE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110419.BIGPI.02/SGX