FNUS76 KLOX 271823 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR MORRIS...CNTY LAC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1123 AM PDT THU AUG 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0910 PDT ON AUGUST 27. 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 DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES AND HOT TEMPERATURES... .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 REMAIN WEAKLY OFFSHORE DURING THE MORNING HOURS THROUGH FRIDAY...OTHERWISE TYPICAL UPSLOPE WIND CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL BRING STRONGER UPSLOPE WINDS ALONG WITH A COOLING TREND AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....76-79. MAX HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE. 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 5 TO 10 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 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....76-79. MAX HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....98-101. MIN HUMIDITY........7-10 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .OUTLOOK... .SUNDAY.....MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. 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 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES 20 TO 25 PERCENT. .TUESDAY....MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES 20 TO 25 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...GOMBERG REQUESTED BY...BOB EISELE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090827.MORRI.01/LOX