FNUS76 KLOX 231613 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR CHRISTIAN...USFS ANF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 813 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE BURN AREA IS BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS THIS MORNING THUS PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND TYPICAL DIURNAL WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED BOTH TODAY AND THURSDAY WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE BUT MAINLY NORTH 2-4 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 2 PM. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-36. MAX HUMIDITY........90-97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH. RIDGETOP...........WEST 10-20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST BY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL AT SUNSET LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6-13 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE BUT MAINLY NORTH 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON THEN DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MORRIS REQUESTED BY...GARRETT DAVIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110223.CHRIS.01/LOX