FNUS76 KLOX 232219
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHOTRAINING 7...LAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
319 PM PDT TUE JUN 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1505 PDT ON JUNE 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK CUTOFF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SPIN
OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THURSDAY...THEN MOVE ONSHORE.
THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DRAW SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE INTO SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA...BUT AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT MOST OF THE MOISTURE WILL
REMAIN TO THE EAST OF THE BURN SITE. STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW ON WEDNESDAY
WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO THE BURN AREA IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WINDS
 EYE LEVEL..........LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH BY 2 PM.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL AT SUNRISE RISING TO 3500 FT AGL
                    BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WINDS
 EYE LEVEL..........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL EARLY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING.


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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...DREW SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090624.RANCH.01/LOX