FNUS76 KLOX 011622 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE HUGHES PROJECT...USFS ANF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 822 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON MARCH 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MAINTAIN FAIR WEATHER AND GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS TODAY. A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF THE STORM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 54. RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING WEST 6-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40. RH..................MAX 54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL...LOWERING TO 300 FT AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...RISING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8-16 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WOFFORD REQUESTED BY...GARRETT DAVIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110301.LAKEH.01/LOX