FNUS76 KLOX 102337 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE HUGHES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 340 PM PST THU MAR 10 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PST ON MARCH 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER WITH NEAR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOW TO MODERATE EACH DAY...WITH GOOD RECOVERY TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING... WITH GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO NEAR 3500 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH OVERNIGHT.. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6-12 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 12-18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO NEAR 2500 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SIRARD REQUESTED BY...JUAN FLORES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110311.LAKEH.01/LOX