FNUS76 KLOX 182058
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO 5...CNTY LAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
158 PM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THEN CLEARING
AND DRYING WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AS THE FLOW SHIFTS TO THE
NORTHWEST AND A WEAK RIDGE BUILDS ALOFT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL IMPACT THE AREA TONIGHT...BUT SHOULD WEAKEN SIGNIFICANTLY BY
IGNITION TIME. WINDS SHOULD BECOME ONSHORE BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT EXPECTED TO BE WEAKER THAN USUAL.

.1000 AM PDT THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........60.
HUMIDITY............50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH.
 RIDGETOP (1700FT)..NORTH TO NORTHWEST 7-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5-10 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 4-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-9 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP (1700FT)..NORTH TO NORTHEAST 9-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH
                    BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000-9500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 4-6 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 6-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
 RIDGETOP (1700FT)..WEST 8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000-7500 FT AGL EARLY LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL
                    OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-10 MPH EARLY BECOMING VARIABLE 3-5 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 4-6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KITTELL
REQUESTED BY...LARRY TUCKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110519.RANCH.01/LOX