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SPOT FORECAST FOR PYRAMID...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
300 PM PDT THU APR 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY WITH
A DEEP MARINE LAYER OF ABOUT 3000-4000 FEET. THE PROJECT LOCATION
WILL BE CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE MARINE LAYER ON FRIDAY WITH THE
MARINE LAYER DEPTH CLOSER TO 3000 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS A
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LOWER HUMIDITIES THAN FORECAST IF THE MARINE
LAYER IS NOT PRESENT AT IGNITION TIME. WITH A MARINE LAYER
PRESENT...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM NEAR 80 PERCENT
AROUND SUNRISE TO AROUND 40 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE
WINDS WILL PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 11 AM.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 11 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FEET AT IGNITION TIME TO 7500 FEET AT 2 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH THROUGH THE DAY.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    WINDS 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 9 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FEET AT 8 PM DOWN TO 3000 FEET AT 4 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 10 MPH AT 8 PM BECOMING 17 MPH AT
                    2 AM.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. PATCHY
                    DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER 11 AM.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER
                    11 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FEET IN THE MORNING TO 9300 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SWEET
REQUESTED BY...RON WHITE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110422.PYRAM.01/LOX