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SPOT FORECAST FOR FIGUEROA...USFS LPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
203 PM PST THU NOV 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1001 PST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP INTO CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...BRINGING WETTER AND COOLER CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY. MODERATE
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT HUMIDITIES WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN BY THE
EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTH THIS
EVENING...THEN INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD RAIN
AND STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6000 FT AGL EARLY LOWERING TO LESS
                    THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12-18 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN BY THE EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL RAISING TO 4000-5000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10-15 MPH INCREASING TO 18-25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KITTELL
REQUESTED BY...DEREK STEIDLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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