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SPOT FORECAST FOR TUNNEL PILE BURN...SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
621 AM PDT MON MAR 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE REGION WILL BRING A
WARMING TREND TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NORTH TO SOUTH GRADIENTS WILL BE
SHARP ENOUGH THIS MORNING FOR SOME LOCALLY GUSTY NORTH WINDS ACROSS
THE RIDGETOPS AND THROUGH FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS THROUGH MID
MORNING...THEN WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH. OTHERWISE...WINDS SHOULD
REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE THROUGH TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY...THEN SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    6 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS
                    MORNING...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET AGL THIS MORNING...RISING TO
                    3500 FEET AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST 6 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-52
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH THIS EVENING...
                    BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH THIS
                    EVENING...BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......ABOUT 3500 FEET AGL THIS EVENING..
                    LOWERING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING
                    NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 T0 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 300 AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING
                    TO ABOUT 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BRUNO/RORKE
REQUESTED BY...DAVID NEELS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090330.TUNNE.01/LOX