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SPOT FORECAST FOR SPUNKY...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
557 PM PST WED JAN 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1605 PST ON JANUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
BENEATH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE. OFFSHORE FLOW OVER THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO BE A STAPLE OF THE WEATHER PATTERN AT
LEAST THROUGH THURSDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE COULD
BRING MORE CLOUDINESS AND COOLER CONDITIONS TO THE BURN AREA ON
FRIDAY. AN ISOLATED SHOWER CANNOT BE RULED OUT AT THIS TIME ON
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE TROUGH MOVES OVER THE AREA. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALOFT OVER THE WEEKEND AND PERSIST INTO
MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK BRING WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-51 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT OR AGL LESS IN THE MORNING...LIFTING
    TO 1000 FT BY 1400 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-37 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
    UNTIL 2000 HOURS...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 3
    TO 6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-50 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 1100 HOURS...
    THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
    TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FEET AGL OR LESS LIFTING TO 2000 FEET AGL
    BY 1400 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...GARRETT DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110105.SPUNK.02/LOX
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