FNUS76 KLOX 022320
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHILAO...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
320 PM PST WED MAR 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS TO
THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY BEFORE EXITING THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
BEHIND THE SYSTEM WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH
DECREASING HUMIDITIES...THEN TURN NORTHEASTERLY FRIDAY. RAIN
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH WITH THE
SNOW LEVEL ABOVE 7000 FEET.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...SHIFTING
                    TO NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 9-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 3-6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...LOWERING TO UNDER 500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......UNDER 500 FT AGL...RISING TO 3000 FT AGL BY LATE
                    MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WOFFORD
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LOWDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110302.CHILA.02/LOX