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SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK FLAT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
345 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON DECEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH
OF THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY...THEN AN UPPER RIDGE SHOULD BUILD OVER
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. DRY
AND MILD WEATHER WILL COVER THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND BECOME
QUITE GUSTY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
OVER THE RIDGETOPS. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME RATHER LOW
BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...WITH MODERATE RECOVERY AT BEST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
HUMIDITY............40-45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    OTHERWISE NORTHEAST 8-12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING
                    TO NEAR 2500 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10-20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 12-18 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 15-25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15-25 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 12-18 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 15-25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 2500 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15-25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SIRARD
REQUESTED BY...KRIS STAERBENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091216.OAKFL.01/LOX