FNUS76 KLOX 200445
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO 6...CNTY LAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
945 PM PDT THU MAY 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION
ON FRIDAY...BRINGING SOME WARMING AND DRYING TO THE REGION.
ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING A RETURN OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE MARINE LAYER DEPTH IS EXPECTED
TO DEEPEN SLIGHTLY ON FRIDAY NIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE COAST. AS A RESUT...THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE THAT LOW CLOUDS AND FOG COULD RECH THE BURN AREA BY LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT.

.FRIDAY.............

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 AT IGNITION...RISING TO 78 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...LOWERING TO 30 PERCENT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 1-3 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO 6500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT.......

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 3-6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL EARLY LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    3-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...LARRY TUCKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110520.RANCH.01/LOX