FNUS76 KLOX 171037
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SULPHUR...USFS LPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
337 AM PDT FRI JUL 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1850 PDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. INCREASING
MIDDLE LEVEL MOISTURE OVER THE AREA WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUD
COVER AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...AND AGAIN SATURDAY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE DRY
LIGHTNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY
    CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
     THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....99-103 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 6 MPH OR LESS UNTIL
    1000 HOURS...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS
    AROUND 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT OR LESS AGL UNTIL 0900 HOURS...THEN
    INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL BY 1500 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO EAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 2000
    HOURS...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 MPH OR
    LESS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000 HOURS...LOWERING TO
    500 FT OR LESS BY 0300 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....100-104 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
    AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT OR LESS AGL UNTIL 0900 HOURS...THEN
    INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL BY 1500 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...HALL/ASR
REQUESTED BY...SULPHUR  IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090716.SULPH.01/LOX

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