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SPOT FORECAST FOR FIGUEROA MOUNTAIN PROJECT...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1012 PM PST TUE NOV 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON TIME OF 2200 HOURS PST ON NOVEMBER 16.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS
THE SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING.
THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...THEN
WEAKEN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY WEAK IN
THE MORNING HOURS...THEN BECOME WEAKLY ONSHORE IN THE AFTERNOON.  THE
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL WEAKEN AS WE APPROACH
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THIS WEAKENING IS IN RESPONSE TO A LARGE
SCALE PATTERN CHANGE TAKING PLACE LATE THIS WEEK ALONG THE WEST COAST.
A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND CARVE OUT A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. THIS TROUGH THEN
MOVES DOWN THE COAST AND ACROSS THE BURN SITE OVER THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT (UPDATED FOR STRONGER OFFSHORE WINDS)...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-56 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    THROUGH 0500 HOURS...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE
                    3-6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 0500 HOURS.

.WEDNESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 TO 66 DEGREES
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WIND VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1300 HOURS.
 RIDGETOP...........WINDS VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
                    5 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1900 HOURS.

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FORECASTER...KAPLAN
REQUESTED BY...JIM HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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