FNUS76 KSGX 082024
FWSSGX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES...SBNF SBDIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1224 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON JANUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER UTAH WILL BREAK DOWN ON WEDNESDAY.
STILL DRY AND WARM WEDNESDAY BUT WATCH OUT FOR UPSLOPE WINDS SHIFTING
TO DOWNSLOPE/SOUTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 20 MPH.

SOUTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A TROUGH
APPROACHES.

COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS BURN SITE THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVEL
INITIALLY ABOVE 10000 FEET WILL LOWER BY LATE MORNING TO BELOW
FOOTHILLS. SNOW FALL TOTALS ONE TO THREE INCHES. PRECIPITATION
THREAT ENDS THURSDAY NIGHT.

HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDING OVER NEVADA FRIDAY TROUGH MONDAY WILL BRING
ANOTHER ROUND OF DRY NORTHERLY FLOW...SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY AND
TODAYS WEATHER. STRENGTH OF NORTHERLY WINDS AND DRYING SIMILAR TO
CURRENT EPISODE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST 10 MPH AND GUSTY.
CHC WETTING RAIN....0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 MPH OR HIGHER.
CHC WETTING RAIN....10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY BY LATE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND................
   SLOPES...........WINDS SOUTHWEST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 MPH
                    BECOMING WEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP.........SOUTHWEST 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS AROUND 28. WINDS NORTH 5 TO
15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS AROUND 28. WINDS NORTH 10 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS AROUND 34. WINDS NORTH 10 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ROB BALFOUR
REQUESTED BY...COLBY STOUT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130108.BIGPI.01/SGX