FNUS76 KLOX 270119
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SPOT FORECAST FOR MORRIS...SOCAL IMT 2858
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
620 PM PDT WED AUG 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1755 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS
AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BRING HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE BURN
AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. DURING THIS TIME...THERE WILL BE PERIODS OF
SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...INCLUDING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WHEN
RECOVERIES WILL BE VERY POOR. THE FLOW WILL BE WEAKLY OFFSHORE THIS
MORNING AND AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING...OTHERWISE TYPICAL UPSLOPE WIND
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE UPPER
LEVEL HIGH IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...LEADING TO
AN INCREASE IN ONSHORE FLOW. DURING THIS TIME...WE CAN EXPECT A
GRADUAL COOLING TREND WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES NEAR THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97-100.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....73-76.
MAX HUMIDITY........13-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3 TO
                    6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO
                    10 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....100-103.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.OUTLOOK...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 100. LOWS IN THE MID 70S.
            UPSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
            AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES AROUND 10 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY.....MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 90. LOWS AROUND 70.
            UPSLOPE WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE
            AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES 15 TO 20 PERCENT.

.MONDAY.....MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 90. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
            UPSLOPE WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE
            AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES 20 TO 25 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG/SIRARD
REQUESTED BY...BOB EISELE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090826.MORRI.04/LOX