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SPOT FORECAST FOR COLDBROOK...USFS ANF SGRRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
825 AM PDT TUE APR 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 PDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS WILL BE MOVING
THROUGH THE REGION THIS WEEK. THESE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
ANY SHOWERS...BUT WILL RESULT IN A FAIRLY PERSISTENT DEEP MARINE
LAYER. LOOK FOR NIGHT AND MORNING LOW CLOUDS AND FOG CLIMBING THE
SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS EACH DAY.

THE LOCATION OF THE SPOT IS CLOSE TO THE TRANSITION BETWEEN THE
MARINE LAYER CLOUDS BELOW AND THE DRIER MOUNTAIN PEAKS ABOVE.
THEREFORE...EXPECT A LOT OF VARIABILITY IN THE CONDITIONS BASED ON
JUST A FEW HUNDREDS OF FEET OF ELEVATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    WITH AREAS OF FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF FOG IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING PARTY CLOUDY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DANIELSON
REQUESTED BY...BRANDEN DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110419.COLDB.01/LOX