FNUS76 KLOX 061704 CCA FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR CHERRY CREEK HAZMAT...USFS LPF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 904 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0810 PST ON FEBRUARY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OFFSHORE WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE SESPE CREEK BASIN UPSTREAM AND IN THE VICINITY OF THE SITE TOTALLED 0.75 INCHES AND AN ADDITIONAL 1.50 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGETOP...........SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 23 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW LEVEL LOWERING 4500 TO 5000 FEET. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 4500 TO 5000 FEET. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...FORWOOD REQUESTED BY...RUDY PENA TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20090206.CHERR.01/LOX