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SPOT FORECAST FOR BALDY 4 RX...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
338 PM PST THU MAR 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY. BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH THE
MAJORITY OF FRIDAY MORNING...THOUGH WINDS AT THE NEARBY RAWS GAUGE
SUGGEST THAT THE BURN SITE MAY BE A SOMEWHAT SHELTERED. STEADY
RAIN SHOULD BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND SHOULD TURN TO SNOW
AFTER 6AM...BEFORE TURNING TO OCCASIONAL MIXED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL RAIN AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE HALF
AND ONE INCH IS EXPECTED...WITH AROUND 3 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE.

THE WINDS WILL TURN WESTERLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL BE
GUSTY...THEN SHIFT TO NORTHWESTERLY FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT BURN SITE
SHOULD BE SOMEWHAT SHELTERED. OCCASIONALLY BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL PREVAIL ON SATURDAY. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE
REGION SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH
POSSIBLE IN THE REGION.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL EARLY BECOMING 500 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15-20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 6 MPH BECOMING NORTH 8-12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KITTELL
REQUESTED BY...DAN O CONNOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130308.BALDY.01/LOX