FNUS76 KLOX 141803
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OSITO...USFS-ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1103 AM PDT TUE JUL 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1007 PDT ON JULY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER RIDGE CENTERED OVER NEW MEXICO WILL DRIFT
TO THE WEST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS WILL ONLY ADD A WARMING
TREND TO OUR CURRENT HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF
LOS ANGELES COUNTY. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL PEAK OUT IN
THE MID 90S TO NEAR 100 DEGREES WITH HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE
TEENS. UPSLOPE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON
AS ONSHORE WINDS DEVELOP AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS. EXPECT WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS. WINDS
SHOULD DIMINISH A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET...WHEN DOWNSLOPE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED. LOOK FOR POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND HOT
AND DRY CONDITIONS AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-99
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE WINDS 6-8 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 18
                    BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THROUGH
                    PASSES AND CANYONS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
                    BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....66-70.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS IN THE
                    EVENING...DIMINISHING AND BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    4 TO 8 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95 TO 100.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING UPSLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH
                    BY LATE MORNING...INCREASING TO SOUTH 12 TO
                    16 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS LATE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
                    BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...DANIELSON
REQUESTED BY...CAROL LEW
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090714.OSITO.02/LOX