FNUS76 KLOX 072339 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE HUGHES...USFS ANF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 339 PM PST TUE DEC 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON DECEMBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK OFFSHORE GRADIENTS WILL TURN ONSHORE ON WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN MOSTLY VARIABLE WINDS EARLY ON WEDNESDAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA LATER WEDNESDAY. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED...BUT INCREASED HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-64. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 5 MPH OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 4-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH. RIDGETOP...........WEST 5-9 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2500 FT AGL EARLY BECOMING LESS THAN 500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH BECOMING 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS 16 MPH BECOMING 14-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500-2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH $$ FORECASTER...KITTELL REQUESTED BY...JUAN FLORES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101208.LAKEH.01/LOX