FNUS76 KLOX 071652
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SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE DRAINAGE...SANTA BARBARA CITY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
952 AM PDT TUE JUL 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE MARINE LAYER WAS AROUND 1200 FEET THIS MORNING WITH STRATUS
PUSHING IN VERY CLOSE TO THE AREA. THIS WILL HELP KEEP CONDITIONS
RELATIVELY MILD AND MOIST INTO THE AFTERNOON. A TYPICAL ONSHORE
SEABREEZE IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD TURN MODERATELY
TO THE NORTH BY THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH OVER THE
RIDGETOPS AND THROUGH THE CANYONS. THESE WINDS WILL SETTLE DOWN
OVERNIGHT...WITH AN INCREASED MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE EXPECTED BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 45 PERCENT.
RIDGETOP WINDS......VARIABLE 3-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.1400 PDT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........AROUND 73.
HUMIDITY............AROUND 55 PERCENT.
RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTH 6-12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
                    FOG LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 85 PERCENT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING NORTH 5-10 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH FOG IN THE MORNING THEN
                    BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 48 PERCENT.
 RIDGETOP...........VARIABLE 3-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KITTELL
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL HOOSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090707.RATTL.01/LOX