FNUS76 KLOX 042031
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ESTERO...CDF SLU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
131 PM PDT THU NOV 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON NOVEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT GENERATED THE OFFSHORE
FLOW AND HOT TEMPERATURES IS BEGINNING TO MOVE EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON.
AS THE OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN WEAKENS...THERE WILL BE INCREASING SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW DEVELOPING NEAR THE BURN AREA THROUGH SATURDAY
AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. INITIALLY THE SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY MILD...BUT COULD INCREASE IN STRENGTH FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THERE ARE SOME LOW CLOUDS AND FOG OFF THE COAST
BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO THREATEN THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA TONIGHT. THERE
WILL BE SOME PERIODIC HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
ON SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING TO AROUND
                    1500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...TRISH RAYE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101105.ESTER.01/LOX