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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHRISTIAN...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
830 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION....DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE
TO DROP DOWN THE WEST COAST THROUGH THE WEEK. THIS SYSTEM WILL
BRING INCREASING HUMIDITY AND A CHANCE OF RAIN BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...AS WELL AS SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES. SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW WILL ALSO INCREASE...WITH STRONGER WINDS ON TUESDAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY WITH A
CONTINUED CHANCE OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. ANOTHER BAND OF RAIN
AND SNOW WILL AFFECT THE REGION FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WITH SNOW
LEVELS EXPECTED TO LOWER TO AT LEAST 3500 FEET.

.TUESDAY...(IGNITION TIME 830 AM PST)

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
TEMPERATURE.....48-51.
HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 TO 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...(REST OF TUESDAY)

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH...STRONGEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT IN THE EVENING AGL...LOWERING TO LESS
                    THAN 500 FT AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KAPLAN
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS MAKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110215.CHRIS.01/LOX