FNUS76 KLOX 121506
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR STATION FIRE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
806 AM PDT MON OCT 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0715 PDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT...AND MOIST FLOW OFF THE PACIFIC COULD BRING A CHANCE OF
RAIN TO THE FIRE SITE. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO THE
WEST COAST WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND THE FIRST REAL RAINS OF
THE SEASON STARTING ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE
                    MORNING ALONG LOWER COASTAL SLOPES.
                    A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5-6 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTH 6-12 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5-8 MPH INCREASING TO 8-15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH 6-12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 8-15 MPH

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN...ESPECIALLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST 6-12 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 15-25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SWEET/TRM
REQUESTED BY...STATION IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091012.STATI.01/LOX