FNUS76 KLOX 030042
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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY INC...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
540 PM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1554 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE MARINE LAYER WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH LOW CLOUDS
AND FOG MOVING IN PROBABLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. DENSE FOG AT TIMES CANNOT
BE RULED OUT LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY AS WELL. A BROAD UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS WITH
HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND STRONG ONSHORE FLOW TO THE REGION DURING THE
WEEKEND. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE QUITE GUSTY BOTH SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES
WILL BE MUCH HIGHER...NEAR 100 PERCENT AT NIGHT AND FALLING ONLY TO
50-60 PERCENT EACH AFTERNOON.

THE OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY CALLS FOR MORE OF THE SAME
CONDITIONS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE MUCH WEAKER. HUMIDITIES
WILL REMAIN RATHER HIGH MONDAY THEN FALL A BIT FOR TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING CLOUDY WITH
                    AREAS OF FOG OVERNIGHT...DENSE AT TIMES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    15-20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    20-30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    25-30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 10-15 MPH
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    15-25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25-35 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH PATCHY IN THE MORNING THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 2-6 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10-20 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING THEN
                    MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 4-8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SIRARD
REQUESTED BY...D COOPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091002.HIGHW.01/LOX