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SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE HUGHES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
351 AM PST THU MAR 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE OUT OF THE AREA TODAY AND A SLOW
COOLING TREND WILL START ALONG WITH A SLOW INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES.
AN INCREASE IN SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN
GUSTS CONDITIONS THROUGH MID NIGHT WHEN THE GRADIENTS RELAX.
CONTINUED COOLING AND MOISTENING FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY IT WILL BE
COOLER WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES AND WINDS UNDER 15 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72. (IGNITION TIME 52-55 DEGREES)
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. (IGNITION TIME 23-26 PERCENT)
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 8 TO 14 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WINDS VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1300 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS...INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUST TO 25 MPH AFTER 1800 HOURS.

 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING. GUSTS DIMINISHING
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...LOWERING TO 500 FT
                    OR LESS AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT OR LESS AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    2500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KAPLAN
REQUESTED BY...CORY GUFFEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110310.LAKEH.01/LOX