FNUS76 KLOX 240049
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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHRISTIAN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
449 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COOL TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVELS
WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THURSDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL DIVE SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY
BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW
LEVELS WILL LOWER SIGNIFICANTLY BY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THERE
WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY DUE TO
MODERATE INSTABILITY OVER THE AREA.

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

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE........ 35-38.
HUMIDITY............75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 3 TO 5 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NW 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEAK AND VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-53
MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 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.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3000 FT IN THE EVENING...LOWERING
                    TO 500 FT AGL OR BELOW LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000 FT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 28 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KAPLAN
REQUESTED BY...GARRETT DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110224.CHRIS.01/LOX