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SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOW JACKET...LOS PADRES NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
712 PM PST MON NOV 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1738 PST ON NOVEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLEAR SKIES AND WEAK OFFSHORE WINDS WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY MORNING...THEN BECOME WEAKLY ONSHORE
AS AN APPROACHING WEAK TROUGH MOVES INTO THE REGION BY TUESDAY
NIGHT. EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. WINDS WILL START OUT OF THE WEST
WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AS THE
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA LATER IN THE DAY. EXPECT LOCALLY
GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS TO AFFECT THE VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS INTO THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL LOWER SIGNIFICANTLY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WELL INTO THE LOWER 20S ACROSS WIND PROTECTED
AREAS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2 TO 6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN VARIABLE
                    3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO
                    4500 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN VARIABLE
                    3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25 TO 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WIND VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1200.
 RIDGETOP...........WIND VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WIND VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SW 4 TO 8 MPH
                    LATE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    TO NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 16 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO
                    3000 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    6 TO 12 WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KAPLAN
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD SANDOVAL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091116.YELLO.01/LOX