FNUS76 KLOX 191343
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SPOT FORECAST FOR SWITTZERS PLANTATION...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
543 AM PST THU FEB 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
VERY BENIGN WEATHER WILL OCCUR BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY. IT WILL BE CLEAR
THROUGH THE PERIOD. A WEAK OFFSHORE WIND EVENT WILL OCCUR TODAY BUT
WILL BE FOCUSED TOWARDS THE WESTERN HALF OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THE
HIGH PRESSURE AND WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL ALLOW THE AIRMASS TO DRY.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    EAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING BECOMING 5000 AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NEAR SURFACE AROUND MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57 TO 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE IN THE MORNING BECOMING 4500 AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RORKE
REQUESTED BY...PEDRO MARRON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090219.SWITT.01/LOX