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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHELL INC...VNC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
324 AM PDT TUE JUL 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0132 PDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP A SHALLOW MARINE LAYER...GENERALLY LESS THAN
A 1000 FEET THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. WHILE THE BURN AREA IS CURRENTLY WITHIN
THE MARINE LAYER...IT IS NOT ANTICIPATED THAT THE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL
REACH THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING OR OVERNIGHT. TYPICAL ONSHORE WINDS EXPECTED
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 400 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING TO 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FEET AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING LOWERING TO LESS
                    THAN 400 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...RORKE/KAPLAN
REQUESTED BY...BRENDAN RIPLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090721.SHELL.01/LOX