FNUS76 KLOX 181844
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PLANT FIRE...CDF SLU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1144 AM PDT SUN OCT 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1123 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COOL AND BREEZY PATTERN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY.
AN STRENGTHENING ONSHORE FLOW WILL DEEPEN THE MARINE INVERSION...
PRODUCING WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS AND FOG TONIGHT AND MONDAY. WITH THE
ONSHORE FLOW AND DEEP MARINE LAYER...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
BELOW SEASONAL NORMS THROUGH MONDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO
MODERATE LEVELS IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH EXCELLENT RECOVERY TONIGHT.
AS FOR WINDS...THE TYPICAL WEST TO NORTHWEST PATTERN CAN BE EXPECTED
WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-68 LOWER ELEVATIONS TO 68-76 RIDGETOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-65 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS TO 35-50 PERCENT
                    RIDGETOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 8-14 MPH GUSTS 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 8-14 MPH GUSTS 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR EARLY THEN AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS
                    AND FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 8-14 MPH GUSTS 20 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5-10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........AREAS OF MORNING LOW CLOUDS AND FOG...
                    OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-64 LOWER ELEVATIONS TO 64-72 RIDGETOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-70 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS TO 40-55 PERCENT
                    RIDGETOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    10-16 MPH GUSTS 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 4-8 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 10-18 MPH
                    GUSTS 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...THOMPSON
REQUESTED BY...PHILL VENERIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091018.PLANT.01/LOX