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SPOT FORECAST FOR SPUNKY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
232 PM PST TUE JAN 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON JANUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE BURN AREA THROUGH
THE PERIOD...WITH STRONGEST WINDS AT RIDGETOP LEVEL. DESPITE THE OFFSHORE
INFLUENCE...HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOMEWHAT HIGHER THAN NORMAL
DUE TO RESIDUAL MOISTURE FROM RECENT SNOWFALL. THERE WILL BE A GRADUAL
WARMING TREND THROUGH THE PERIOD.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.
RH..................80 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS  TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48.
RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...USFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110105.SPUNK.01/LOX