FNUS76 KLOX 291313 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR CRYSTAL LAKE PILES...ANF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 613 AM PDT THU APR 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... .DISCUSSION... A STRONG NORTHWESTERLY FLOW...ALONG WITH STRONG ONSHORE GRADIENTS...WILL RESULT IN WINDY AND COOL CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. RIDGETOP WINDS WILL BE STRONG. DUE TO THE HIGH RIDGES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BURN AREA...SLOPE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE GUSTY IN NATURE. WITH THE COOL CONDITIONS AND LINGERING MOISTURE...HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY HIGH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING 10-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...RORKE/DB REQUESTED BY...DAVID P GABALDON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100429.CRYST.02/LOX