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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINES BURN PROJECT...USFS FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1239 PM PST SUN FEB 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
RIDGETOPS THROUGH THE PERIOD. ALONG THE SLOPES...WEAK NORTHEAST
WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL BECOME UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY DURING THE DAY.
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER...GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 40S.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL INTO THE 20S IN THE AFTERNOON.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........30-35 AT 0800 (IGNITION)...CLIMBING TO 46-50 IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HUMIDITY............50-60 PERCENT AT 0800 (IGNITION)...FALLING TO
                    24-28 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    5-10 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL...RISING TO 5000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DROPPING TO BELOW
                    1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4-8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...THOMPSON
REQUESTED BY...MATT SNYDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130224.BIGPI.01/LOX