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SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHOTRAINING 5...CNTY LAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
306 PM PDT TUE JUN 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1420 PDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL EVENTUALLY DROP
SOUTH TO OFF THE BAJA MEXICO COAST BY THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A
WARMING AND DRYING TREND WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO ABOVE NORMAL BY
THURSDAY. COASTAL MARINE CLOUDS WILL LIKELY FORM AND PUSH TOWARDS THE
BURN AREA BUT REMAIN AT BAY NIGHTS AND MORNINGS. TYPICAL ONSHORE WINDS
WILL PREVAIL.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY THEN CLEAR.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WINDS
 EYE LEVEL..........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5-8 MPH BY MIDDAY
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH BY
                    MIDDAY WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FT ASL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY EARLY THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-95 PERCENT.
WINDS
 EYE LEVEL..........SOUTH 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MORRIS
REQUESTED BY...DREW SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090617.RANCH.01/LOX