FNUS76 KLOX 181249
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SPOT FORECAST FOR LANE PILE BURN...CITY OF SANTA BARBARA, FIRE DEPT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
549 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND A DEEP MARINE LAYER WILL KEEP A
COOL...CLOUDY...AND MOIST PATTERN OVER THE BURN AREA AT LEAST
THROUGH MIDWEEK. A SERIES OF WEAK WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL PASS BY TO
THE NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. WITH WEAK INSTABILITY IN
THE AIR MASS...THE ONLY THREAT OF RAIN WILL BE DRIZZLE FROM THE
DEEP MARINE LAYER THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A STRONGER SYSTEM
MOVING OVER THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY COULD BRING ISOLATED
SHOWERS...FOLLOWED BY A WARMING AND DRYING TREND EXPECTED FOR
NEXT WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PARTIAL AFTERNOON CLEARING
    AFTER 1400 HOURS. PATCHY FOG AND DRIZZLE IN THE
    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 3 MPH OR LESS UNTIL 1100 HOURS...THEN
    SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
    MPH BY 1400 HOURS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200 HOURS...THEN
    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15
    TO 25 MPH BY 1400 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
    5500 FT AGL BY 1200 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
    AROUND 20 MPH BY 1500 HOURS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. POSSIBLE BREAKS IN CLOUDINESS IN
    THE EARLY EVENING. PATCHY FOG AND DRIZZLE
    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........96-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 2300 HOURS...
    SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
    10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL 2300 HOURS...
    SHIFTING TO NORTH AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PARTIAL AFTERNOON CLEARING
    AFTER 1400 HOURS. PATCHY FOG AND DRIZZLE IN THE
    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-67 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 3 MPH OR LESS UNTIL 1100 HOURS...THEN
    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO
    5 TO 10 MPH BY 1400 HOURS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200 HOURS...THEN
    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 10
    TO 15 MPH BY 1400 HOURS.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...ANN MARX, WILDLAND SPECIALIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110418.LANEP.01/LOX

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