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SPOT FORECAST FOR STATION...US FOREST  SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
820 PM PDT WED SEP 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1834 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS
AN AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...
WITH PEAK GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY THROUGH AND BELOW
FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 MPH OR LESS
FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO AROUND OR BELOW
10 PERCENT TODAY AND FRIDAY...WITH VERY POOR RECOVERIES TONIGHT.
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88 LOW ELEVATIONS...78-83 HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 15-25 MPH IN THE MORNING WITH LOCAL
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH...STRONGEST THROUGH FAVORED
                    PASSES AND CANYONS...DIMINISHING TO 3-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    EAST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000-7000 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15-25 MPH EARLY THEN VARIABLE 3-7 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 3-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN NORTHEAST
                    5-10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86 LOW ELEVATIONS...76-81 HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH EARLY THEN VARIABLE 3-7 MPH
                    THROUGH NOON. WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 3-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000-6000 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH EARLY THEN  BECOMING SOUTH
                    5-10 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SIRARD
REQUESTED BY...RANDALL MASTERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090930.STATI.02/LOX