FNUS76 KLOX 020212 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE HUGHES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 612 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WITH LIGHT RAIN DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 7000 FEET ON WEDNESDAY...THEN ONLY LOWER TO AROUND 6500 FEET BY THURSDAY. A FEW SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY KEEPING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE LA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. EXPECT CLEARING SKIES FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY...(IGNITION TIME 0900 PST) SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........43-47 HUMIDITY............65-75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WEST 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-56. MIN HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING TO AROUND 2000 FT ABOVE AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-43. MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...LOWERING TO 500 FT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-54. MIN HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. STRONGEST IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......AT OR BELOW 500 FT IN THE MORNING...RISING TO 2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KAPLAN REQUESTED BY...RON WHITE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110302.LAKEH.01/LOX