FNUS76 KLOX 180103 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR FIGUEROA...LOS PADRES NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 503 PM PST WED NOV 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1630 PST ON NOVEMBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT WITH WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW BEGINNING TO TREND ONSHORE OVERNIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL SLOWLY CLIMB TO AROUND 45 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY WEAK OUT OF THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. AN APPROACHING TROUGH WILL BRING BETTER RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES BY FRIDAY WITH WETTING RAINS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND SHOWERY THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO COOL OFF THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...THEN STAY COOLER THAN NORMAL THROUGH AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...LOWERING TO 500 FT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60-64. MIN HUMIDITY........25-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 12 MPH.THEN BECOMING SW 4 TO 8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUST TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT OR LESS AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING TO 3000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KAPLAN REQUESTED BY...BC72 TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101117.FIGUE.02/LOX