FNUS76 KLOX 042338
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANT RX BURN...USAF VBG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
338 PM PST WED NOV 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON NOVEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PASS
THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY. THE MARINE INVERSION WILL WEAKEN
THROUGH THE NIGHT AS A RESULT...AND WILL LIKELY BECOME A GROUND
BASED INVERSION BY SUNRISE THURSDAY...WITH LOW MIXING HEIGHTS AND
DENSE FOG LIKELY. THIS WEAK INVERSION SHOULD BREAK UP BY LATE
THURSDAY MORNING. THE TROUGH WILL ALSO SHIFT THE WINDS TO A
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ON THURSDAY...THEN SHIFT THEM TO THE
NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY AFTER THE TROUGH PASSES THROUGH. THERE IS
SMALL CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT SHOWERS EARLY FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........LOW CLOUDS AND FOG BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AROUND
                    11 AM PST. FOG DENSE THROUGH 9 AM PDT WITH
                    VISIBILITIES DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-14 MPH BY
                    1 PM PST. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER 2 PM PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BECOMING 4000-5000 FT AGL AFTER
                    11 AM PST.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MARINE LAYER........500 FT MSL EARLY IN THE MORNING. NO MARINE LAYER
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8-15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING BECOMING 500 FT AGL
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6-12 MPH.
MARINE LAYER........NONE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 4-8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING BECOMING 7000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3-6 MPH BECOMING 10-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MARINE LAYER........NONE.

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FORECASTER...KITTELL
REQUESTED BY...DAN ARDOIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091105.GRANT.01/LOX