FNUS76 KLOX 092311
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA BREA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
411 PM PDT SUN AUG 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1520 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE GIVING WAY TO A
BUILDING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY. DRY
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH AT
LEAST WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL LOWER INTO THE
TEENS EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK. MODERATE NIGHT TIME
RECOVERIES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TUE NIGHT. GENERALLY WEAK
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL AFFECT THE BURN AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH SOME
LOCAL GUSTS TO NEAR 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT..
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE EARLY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN WEST
                    10 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NE 4 TO 8 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    6 TO 12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-99.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12
                     MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........LIGHT WINDS EARLY...BECOMING WEST 8 TO 14 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN WEST 10
                    MPH.


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FORECASTER...KAPLAN
REQUESTED BY...LA BREA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090809.LABRE.01/LOX