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SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER OJAI WILDFIRE PROTECTION ZONE...VNC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1006 PM PST WED FEB 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING CLOUD COVER WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
AND INTO THURSDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON THURSDAY. AN INCREASING CHANCE OF
RAIN WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THURSDAY WITH STEADY RAIN LIKELY
DEVELOPING BETWEEN 0800 AND 1000 HOURS. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS
OVER THE BURN AREA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY THURSDAY
EVENING. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME MORE SHOWERY BEHIND THE
FRONT...AND A COOL AND MOIST PATTERN WILL PERSIST. ANOTHER STORM
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE QUICKLY BEHIND THE FIRST STORM
SYSTEM...WITH RAIN BECOMING LIKELY FRIDAY MORNING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL 0800 HOURS...
    THEN RAIN DEVELOPING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
    GUSTS TO 12 TO 17 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-6500 FT MSL...INCREASING TO 12000 FT MSL
    LATE.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND
    28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........96-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH
            OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 14 TO 18 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT MSL DECREASING TO 9500 FT MSL AFTER
    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS BECOMING WIDESPREAD
    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY 0800
    HOURS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH
    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT MSL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 27 TO 37 MPH.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...BRENDAN RIPLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090205.UPPER.01/LOX

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