FNUS76 KLOX 221722 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE HUGHES...USFS ANF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 922 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE AND EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO MEXICO LEAVING THE BURN AREA BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK. LIGHT WINDS WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE RULE. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITIES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL WITH EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES AND WARMEST TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY OCCUR TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-9 MPH IN THE MID AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........VARIABLE BUT MAINLY NORTH 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34. MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 6-9 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE BUT MAINLY NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 3 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 11-15 MPH BY MIDDAY. LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST TO WEST 6-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MORRIS REQUESTED BY...RON A WHITE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110222.LAKEH.01/LOX