FNUS76 KLOX 080729 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR CRYSTAL LAKE PILE BURN 3...USFS ANF SGRRD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1229 AM PDT WED APR 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 5500 FEET THROUGH THE DAY...EXCEPT SOME ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS DOWN TO 5000 FEET POSSIBLE WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS. SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY LATER TONIGHT. THE NEXT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. .TODAY (930 AM)... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........34 TO 37 DEGREES. HUMIDITY............90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH .THIS AFTERNOON... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-50. MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34-37. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO BELOW 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...KAPLAN REQUESTED BY...DAVID GABALDON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090408.CRYST.01/LOX