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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHRISTIAN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
550 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE CA COAST
TODAY. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL THEN STRENGTHEN OFF THE COAST THROUGH
FRIDAY...WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE
AREA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE
AREA THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN RAIN WILL BECOME LIKELY ON FRIDAY. GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE WEATHER SYSTEM...
ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE
RIDGETOPS. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MODERATE TO HIGH
THROUGH FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO NEAR
                    5000 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 10-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH 10-15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 15-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10-15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH 6-12 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 10-20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10-15 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    15-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO
                    3000-4000 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10-15 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    20-30 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SIRARD
REQUESTED BY...GARRETT DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110217.CHRIS.01/LOX