FNUS76 KLOX 162351 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH RANCH...CDF SLU NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 351 PM PST MON NOV 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 PST ON NOVEMBER 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT BASIN IS SLOWLY WEAKENING. WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BE COMMON AT NIGHT AND IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH WEAK SEA BREEZES IN THE AFTERNOON. A NEW WEATHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE BURN AREA LATE TUESDAY AND PASS OVERHEAD ON WEDNESDAY WITH A SMALL THREAT OF RAIN. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL AT SUNRISE RISING 2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46-50. MAX HUMIDITY........77-100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST BY MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO BELOW 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MORRIS REQUESTED BY...PHILL VENERIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091116.NORTH.03/LOX