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SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK FLAT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
537 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON DECEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...THE TAIL END OF A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN SLOPES. SINCE THE
TRAJECTORY OF THIS COLD FRONT WILL BE OVER LAND...MOISTURE WILL BE
LIMITED. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO AROUND 3000 FEET ON TUESDAY.
THE MAIN ISSUE WILL BE THE STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTHERLY WINDS IN
THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. EXPECT WIDESPREAD RIDGETOP WINDS 35
TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 AND 70 MPH ACROSS WINDIEST LOCATIONS.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. EXPECT
CONTINUED COOLER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH
SOME WARMING EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN JUST BELOW NORMAL BY FRIDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS EARLY.
                    VERY WINDY.
TEMPERATURE.........38 DEGREES (TEMP AT IGNITION) MAX TEMP 43 DEGREES.
MIN RH..............80 PERCENT AT IGNITION. MIN RH 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING RISING TO 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29 TO 33.
MAX RH..............75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...DIMINISHING
                    TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY AND BREEZY.
TEMPERATURE.........37 DEGREES (TEMP AT IGNITION) MAX TEMP 48 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT AT IGNITION. MIN RH 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING NORTHEAST
                     3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING RISING TO 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....

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FORECASTER...KAPLAN
REQUESTED BY...JUAN FLORES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091222.OAKFL.01/LOX