FNUS76 KLOX 230014 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR DOZER 2...LAC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 514 PM PDT THU JUL 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON JULY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THERE IS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW ACROSS THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...WITH A PERSISTENT AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. EXPECT A SIMILAR MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE TO AROUND 2000 FEET OVERNIGHT WHICH SHOULD USHER IN LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BURNOFF BY MID MORNING. THERE WILL BE A FEW DEGREES OF WARMING AS THE HIGH ALOFT STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY. THE MARINE LAYER SHOULD SHRINK OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT ALLOWING FOR MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH A WARMING TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...EXCEPT PATCHY LOW CLOUDS AND FOG UNTIL 830-900 HOURS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-94 DEGREES. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (EYE-LEVEL) LWR SLP/VALLEY.....VARIABLE 2-4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH AFTER 1100 HOURS. LOCAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH AFTER 1300 HOURS. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1100 HOURS. LOCAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY NIGHT.......CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63 DEGREES. MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT. WIND (EYE-LEVEL) LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH AFTER 2300 HOURS. UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 3-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...KAPLAN REQUESTED BY...DREW SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100723.DOZER.01/LOX