FNUS76 KLOX 030526
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO 12...CNTY LAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1026 PM PDT THU JUN 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON JUNE 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAKENING NORTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BENEATH WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BURN
AREA ON FRIDAY. AN ONSHORE FLOW PATTERN WILL REESTABLISH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON WITH A SEA BREEZE BECOMING PREDOMINANT EARLIER ACROSS
THE BURN AREA. AN UNSEASONABLY WET PATTERN COULD DEVELOP LATE IN
THE WEEKEND AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DROPS SOUTH INTO THE
REGION. AHEAD OF THE TROUGH...THE AIR MASS WILL MOISTEN AND COOL
AS ONSHORE STRENGTHENS FOR SATURDAY. A COOLING TREND SHOULD
PERSIST INTO MONDAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS
DEVELOPING ON MONDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...MAINLY HIGH LEVEL CIRRUS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 3 MPH OR LESS AT IGNITION TIME
    BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH WITH
    GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER 1100 HOURS.
WIND (20 FT)........
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST TO NORTH AROUND 5 MPH AT IGNITION
    TIME BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15
    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS EARLY LIFTING TO 6000 FT
                    AGL BY 1400 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH AT
    IGNITION TIME BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10
    TO 15 MPH BY 1200 HOURS.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...MAINLY HIGH LEVEL CIRRUS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-51 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH
    GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
    TO SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 3 MPH OR LESS AFTER
    2100 HOURS.
WIND (20 FT)........
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO
    AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL 2000 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING FALLING TO
    500 FT AGL OR LESS LATE BY 2200 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...LARRY TUCKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110603.RANCH.01/LOX

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