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SPOT FORECAST FOR 166...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
907 PM PDT WED JUL 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1918 PDT ON JULY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN
ACROSS SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. EXPECT VERY
HOT TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD. THERE WILL BE SOME MONSOONAL
MOISTURE BEING DRAWN UP INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BRINGING AN
INCREASE IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO THE AREA. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CUYAMA VALLEY TOMORROW. IF STORMS DO
DEVELOP...THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DRY LIGHTNING AND ERRATIC GUSTY
DOWNDRAFT WINDS AS STORMS COLLAPSE. A GRADUAL COOLING TREND WILL
BE ON TAP EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....100 TO 105.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY
                    ...BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1000 HOURS.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...KAPLAN
REQUESTED BY...DEREK STEIDLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100714.166__.01/LOX