FNUS76 KLOX 150202
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK FLAT...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
602 PM PST MON DEC 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON DECEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BRINGING WEAK OFFSHORE
WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS EARLY MORNING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY BRINGING A FEW DEGREES
OF WARMING AND CONTINUED VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS TO THE REGION. THE
RIDGE WILL BREAKDOWN SLIGHTLY ON WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE CENTRAL COAST. FOR WEDNESDAY...EXPECT PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES WITH ANY PRECIPITATION REMAINING WELL NORTH INTO SAN
LUIS OBISPO COUNTY. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...AN AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK IN HELPING TEMPERATURES TO WARM UP A BIT
WITH FRIDAY BEING THE WARMEST DAY WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND NORMAL
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5- 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO 4000 FT
                    AGL AT 1 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WIND VARIABLE 5 MPH OR LESS...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.

.WEDNESAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH AT IGNITION...WITH
                    LOCAL DOWNSLOPE GUSTS TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER
                    10 AM.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...RISING
                    TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KAPLAN
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS MAKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091215.OAKFL.01/LOX