FNUS76 KLOX 240627 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO 8...LAC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1127 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 ON TUESDAY BRINGING WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. A WEAK ONSHORE FLOW PATTERN WILL PERSIST...WITH TYPICAL GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO LOW LEVELS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH SOME COOLING LATE IN THE WEEKEND. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79. MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL).... SLOPE/VALLEY.......AT IGNITION...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH GUST 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 5-8 MPH GUST 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........AT IGNITION...NORTH 2-4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH GUST 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......AT IGNITION...BELOW 500 FT AGL...RISING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-54. MAX HUMIDITY........68-74 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL).... SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH GUST 14 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH GUST 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH 2-4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...LOWERING TO BELOW 500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...THOMPSON REQUESTED BY...DREW SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110524.RANCH.01/LOX