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SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK FLAT...USFS LPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
949 PM PST SUN DEC 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON DECEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED
TO STREAM ABOVE THE BURN AREA MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...BUT THE CHANCE
FOR PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH. AT LOWER LEVELS THE FLOW
WILL BE OFFSHORE WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO PEAK MONDAY MORNING INTO EARLY
MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO DRY OUT ON MONDAY...AND REMAIN
DRY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45 AT 8 AM...RISING TO 56 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN RH..............40 PERCENT AT 8 AM...LOWERING TO 30 PERCENT IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 6 MPH LATE.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL AT 8 AM...RISING TO 2500 FT IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX RH..............50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 2 TO 4 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN RH..............35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT IN THE MORNING...RISING TO 5000 FT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...FOREST SERVICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091227.OAKFL.01/LOX