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SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO TRAINING 1...LAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
800 PM PDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL OVER THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA
TODAY AND TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO NEAR 25 PERCENT. NORTHWEST
TO NORTH EYE LEVEL WINDS TO 10 MPH TODAY AND TO 12 MPH THIS EVENING
CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH
OVER THE RIDGETOPS.

.IGNITION 0900 PDT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........AROUND 72.
HUMIDITY............AROUND 45 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH AROUND 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 MPH.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20-25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 8-12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 15-20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SIRARD
REQUESTED BY...DREW SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090505.RANCH.01/LOX