FNUS76 KLOX 090621
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA BREA...LOS PADRES NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1121 PM PDT SAT AUG 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2246 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAKENING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE REGION WILL GIVE WAY TO A
BUILDING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BY MONDAY. DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL
OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH MONDAY. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO
LOWER INTO THE TEENS EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY...WITH MODERATE
NIGHTTIME RECOVERIES. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA
DURING THE NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS...WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
FOR THE AFTERNOONS THROUGH MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN WEST
                    6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY BECOMING NORTHEAST 3
                    TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-99.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 10 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN WEST
                    10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RORKE/DB
REQUESTED BY...LA BREA IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090808.LABRE.02/LOX