FNUS76 KLOX 200107
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
607 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE BURN AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY BRINGING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND. OFFSHORE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD. MIXING
WILL DROPP OFF SUBSTANTIALLY ON WEDNESDAY AS THE RIDGE CENTER
MOVES OVERHEAD. ONSHORE FLOW SHOULD RETURN FOR LATE WEEK AS
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM
EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA FOR NEXT WEEKEND.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL
    1300 HOURS...BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6
    TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS IN THE MORNING...LIFTING
    TO 3000 FT BY 1400 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL 1400 HOURS...
    BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-39 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL
    2000 HOURS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE 3
    MPH OR LESS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL
    2000 HOURS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE 3
    MPH OR LESS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL EARLY DESCENDING TO 500 FT AGL OR
    LESS BY 2300 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-57 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS IN THE MORNING...LIFTING
    TO 3000 FT BY 1400 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 4 MPH.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN GRANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120319.BIGPI.01/LOX

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