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SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOW JACKET...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
945 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2022 PST ON NOVEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING CLEAR
SKIES AND LOW HUMIDITIES TO THE BURN AREA TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT TODAY...AND TO 10
TO 15 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT...AND GENERALLY LESS THAN 7 MPH
TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2-6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN VARIABLE 2-4
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN VARIABLE 2-4
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE 2-6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN SOUTHWEST
                    3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING W 3-6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SIRARD
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091115.YELLO.02/LOX