FNUS76 KLOX 220247 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO 21...LAC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 745 PM PDT TUE JUN 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON JUNE 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA DURING THE PERIOD. HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY FALL TO AROUND 28 PERCENT TODAY WITH GOOD RECOVERY EXPECTED FOR TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD BE GENERALLY 10 MPH OR LESS THROUGH TONIGHT EXCEPT GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE RIDGETOPS THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL).... SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO NEAR 3000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12-17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL).... SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH EARLY THEN VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH EARLY THEN NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH EARLY THEN VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SIRARD REQUESTED BY...LARRY TUCKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110622.RANCH.01/LOX