FNUS76 KLOX 010246 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR MORRIS...SOCAL IMT 2 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 746 PM PDT MON AUG 31 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1852 PDT ON AUGUST 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP CONDITIONS WARM AND DRY TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW...BUT THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. ON TUESDAY...MID LEVEL MONSOONAL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO PROGRESSIVELY OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME CLOUDINESS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM. ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG DOWNDRAFTS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. SINCE THE LOWEST LEVELS WILL STILL REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY...ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT OCCURS COULD PRODUCE DRY LIGHTNING. THE MONSOON PUSH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY WITH A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR AN AFTERNOON OR EVENING SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. LOW LEVEL HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD MODERATE. THURSDAY SHOULD BE PARTLY CLOUDY...WITH A SIGNIFICANT COOLING TREND ON FRIDAY AS A TROUGH PUSHES INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND ONSHORE FLOW INCREASES OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BY AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM. MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98 MIN HUMIDITY........12-18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AN EVENING SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. MIN TEMPERATURE.....69-73. MAX HUMIDITY........38-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/ DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AN EVENING SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94. MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT. SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .OUTLOOK... .THURSDAY....PATLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 88-93. LOWS 66-70. MIN RH 20-25 PERCENT. MAX RH 35-40 PERCENT. UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH DAYTIME HOURS... DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 4-8 MPH NIGHTTIME HOURS. .FRIDAY......PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 83-88. LOWS 63-67. MIN RH 25-30 PERCENT. MAX RH 40-50 PERCENT. UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH DAYTIME HOURS... DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 4-8 MPH NIGHTTIME HOURS. .SATURDAY....MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 82-87. LOWS 62-66. MIN RH 25-30 PERCENT. MAX RH 25-30 PERCENT. UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH DAYTIME HOURS... DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 4-8 MPH NIGHTTIME HOURS. $$ FORECASTER...DANIELSON REQUESTED BY...BOB EISELE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090831.MORRI.01/LOX