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SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO 8...LAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
516 AM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BRING DRY AND SEASONABLE
CONDITIONS TO THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. EYE
LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON
UP TO 12 MPH. NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 12 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATER
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER OVER THE RIDGETOPS...WITH GUSTY
NORTH WINDS UP TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE TONIGHT. HUMIDITIES SHOULD FALL TO
AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MODERATE RECOVERY EXPECTED
TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTH 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO NEAR
                    5000 FT BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN
                    BECOMING NORTH 6-12 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 15-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 15-25 MPH.


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FORECASTER...SIRARD
REQUESTED BY...DREW SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100519.RANCH.01/LOX