FNUS76 KLOX 051618
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANT RX BURN...USAF VBG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
818 AM PST THU NOV 5 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 OF LOW PRESSURE IS APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST
THIS MORNING. MID LEVEL CLOUDS BEGINNING TO STREAM ACROSS THE BURN AREA
THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO THICKEN THROUGH THE DAY. AS LOWER LEVEL MOISTURE
INCREASES WITH THIS SYSTEM TONIGHT...THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
SHOWERS. THE APPROACH OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM HAS WEAKENED THE MARINE INVERSION.
WINDS ARE GOING TO REMAIN SOUTHEASTERLY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF THE WEATHER SYSTEM...
THEN EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO A MORE SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION BY AFTERNOON. A MORE
TYPICAL NORTHWEST WIND REGIME IS EXPECTED TO RETURN ON FRIDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5-10 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 FT AGL AFTER
                    11 AM PST.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MARINE LAYER........NONE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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.......4000 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.....63-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 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 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MARINE LAYER........NONE.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...DAN ARDOIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091105.GRANT.02/LOX