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SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO 8...CNTY LAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1020 PM PDT MON MAY 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST.
A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL ESTABLISH OVER THE BURN AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS ONSHORE FLOW WEAKENS. ONSHORE FLOW WILL
STRENGTHEN YET AGAIN FOR LATE WEEK AS SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
ESTABLISHES. FLAT RIDGING OVER THE FOR THE END OF TH WEEK WILL
KEEP THE AN ONSHORE FLOW IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22
    MPH AT IGNITION TIME...BECOMING NORTHWEST
    5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS AT IGNITION TIME LIFTING
    TO 5000 FT AGL BY 1400 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH
    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-55 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL EARLY...FALLING TO 500 FT OR LESS
                    BY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10
    MPH UNTIL 2100 HOURS...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST
    TO NORTH WINDS 3 MPH OR LESS.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...DREW SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110524.RANCH.01/LOX

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