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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHRISTIAN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
654 PM PST THU JAN 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN FRIDAY AS
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS OFF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT
OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY MID AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO RECOVER FRIDAY
NIGHT...WITH MUCH BETTER RECOVERY BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS ONSHORE
FLOW WILL INCREASE. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
ACROSS THE AREA BY SUNDAY EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. (BELOW 20 PERCENT FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS)
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1300 HOUR.

 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AT OR BELOW 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 4000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH....THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
 RIDGETOP...........VARIABLE 3-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 3 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........LIGHT WINDS EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AT OR BELOW 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 3000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KAPLAN
REQUESTED BY...RON WHITE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110128.CHRIS.01/LOX