FNUS76 KLOX 051619
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO...CNTY VTU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
919 AM PDT MON OCT 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0824 PDT ON OCTOBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE WEATHER OVER THE FIRE AREA WITH ONSHORE OR WESTERLY
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON BUT WITH MODERATE HUMIDITY READINGS. WEAK
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND INCREASE SOME ON TUESDAY
WITH LOWER HUMIDITY READINGS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE BUT MAINLY EAST 3-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 6-12 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 4-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL RISING TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST 8-15 MPH BY
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 5-7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    2-4 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 8-12 MPH SHIFTING TO EAST BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO EAST BY MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH INCREASING TO 6-10 MPH BY
                    MIDDAY SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 6-10 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL RISING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8-12 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...MORRIS
REQUESTED BY...DAN OPBROEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091005.RANCH.01/LOX