FNUS76 KLOX 171305 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH RANCH...CDF SLU NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 505 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON NOVEMBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN STATES WILL MOVE EAST AS A WEAKENING TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN DIGS SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY. A MOISTENING TREND WILL DEVELOP TODAY...WITH A MORE PRONOUNCED SEABREEZE OCCURRING. THE TROUGHS WEAK AND MAINLY DRY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH OVER THE BURN AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES SHOULD BE EXPECTED WITH CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS REMAINING NIL. A NORTHERLY SURFACE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT BRINGING BREEZY CONDITIONS TO THE BURN AREA ON WEDNESDAY. A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA FOR LATE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY EXCEPT FOR PATCHY MORNING FOG. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68 DEGREES. MIN HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 6 MPH OR LESS UNTIL 1100 HOURS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH. RIDGETOP............NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1000 HOURS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS UNTIL 1100 HOURS...THEN LIFTING TO 1700 FT AGL BY 1300 HOURS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48 DEGREES. MAX HUMIDITY........90-94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL EARLY...DESCENDING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. FORECASTER...HALL REQUESTED BY...PHILL VENERIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091117.NORTH.01/LOX $$