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SPOT FORECAST FOR GUIBERSON...CAL FIRE ICT 10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
605 PM PDT TUE SEP 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1447 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THURSDAY DUE TO GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS AND AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AGAIN AFFECT THE AREA
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON. IT
LOOKS LIKE THE WINDS WILL BRIEFLY SWITCH TO ONSHORE BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN TURN NORTHEAST AGAIN BY MIDNIGHT...
ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE GOING TO BE MUCH WEAKER OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES AT OR BELOW 10 PERCENT WILL PERSIST
FOR THE MOST PART THROUGH WEDNESDAY...EXCEPT FOR A FEW HOURS TONIGHT
WHEN HUMIDITIES SHOULD CLIMB TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO RECOVER TO 25 TO 35 PERCENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS
BELOW 1000 FEET...BUT SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE
ABOVE 1000 FEET. ANOTHER DAY OF TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT IS IN STORE FOR
THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....68-75.
MAX HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO 18 MPH WITH FREQUENT
                    GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER 10 PM.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....98-103.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 12 TO 22 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
                    45 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO MORE THAN 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-66...EXCEPT 70-75 ABOVE 1000 FT MSL.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-35 PERCENT...EXCEPT 15-20 PERCENT ABOVE 1000
                    FT MSL.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                    THEN NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH AROUND OR SHORTLY
                    AFTER  MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                    THEN NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1500 TO 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...SIRARD
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WATERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090922.GUIBE.03/LOX