FNUS76 KLOX 102209
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CASITAS...LPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
310 PM PDT THU SEP 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1055 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND HOT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY
OVER THE BURN AREA. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...
WITH LOW HUMIDITIES ON FRIDAY OF AROUND OR SLIGHTLY BELOW 20
PERCENT. GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
FRIDAY NIGHT. GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHOULD PREVAIL
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT ALTHOUGH OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 15 MPH CANNOT
BE RULED OUT FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST
                    10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SIRARD
REQUESTED BY...LA BREA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090910.CASIT.01/LOX