FNUS76 KLOX 100106 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO 23...CNTY LAC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 606 PM PDT WED JUN 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON JUNE 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DIGS EASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TODAY AND TONIGHT...THERE WILL BE INCREASING NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. WHILE THERE IS A CHNCE THAT THE LOW LEVEL WINDS MAY SHIFT TO A MORE ONSHORE SOUTHWEST TO WEST DIRECTION FOR A FEW HOURS IN THE AFTERNOON...THE OVERALL WIND REGIME WILL BE DOMINATED BY NORTHWEST TO NORTH FLOW...WHICH WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. THIS NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING SLIGHT WARMING AND DRYING TO THE BURN AREA AS THE MARINE LAYER DEPTH IS EXPECTED TO SHRINK WITH TIME. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL).... LWR SLP/VALLEY.....VARIABLE WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL).... LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GOMBERG REQUESTED BY...DREW SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100610.RANCH.01/LOX