FNUS76 KLOX 160248
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SPOT FORECAST FOR WASH...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
750 PM PDT SAT MAY 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1813 PDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL KEEP DRY AND SEASONABLY
WARM CONDITIONS OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 20
MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER OVER THE RIDGETOPS. HUMIDITIES
WILL TURN LOWER...FALLING TO NEAR 30 PERCENT BY AFTERNOON. AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATER TONIGHT...BUT
CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN DRY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE EARLY
EVENING WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THERE SHOULD BE GOOD HUMIDITY
RECOVERY TONIGHT AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....VARIABLE 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...VARIABLE 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 6000
                    FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING
                    TO 4-8 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...SIRARD
REQUESTED BY...3106 - WASH IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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