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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOCKWOOD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
248 PM PDT MON APR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1339 PDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN A
CONTINUATION OF VERY WARM CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...
VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST DURING THE DAY WITH ONLY MODERATE
NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS AND THEN WEAKEN TO NEAR CALM.

ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO RETURN BY MIDWEEK WITH A GRADUAL COOLING
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS THE HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS AND
LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY WELL OFFSHORE PUSHES TOWARD THE COAST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-84 PERCENT IN VALLEYS BUT 30-40 PERCENT IN
                    SURROUNDING HILLS.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST AROUND 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL RISING TO 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5-10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MORRIS
REQUESTED BY...GARY PETERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090420.LOCKW.01/LOX