FNUS76 KLOX 152114
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLLINS...CNTY VTU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
214 PM PDT FRI JUL 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1344 PDT ON JULY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DEEP MARINE LAYER AND MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL
MAINTAIN HIGHER THAN NORMAL HUMIDITIES AND BELOW NORMAL DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY. MARINE LAYER CLOUDS WILL RETURN
TONIGHT WITH HUMIDITIES RISING TO OVER 80 PERCENT ACROSS THE BURN
AREA. SOME ISOLATED DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
SATURDAY AS WELL. CLOUDS WILL CLEAR BY MID TO LATE MORNING
SATURDAY WITH TEMPERATURES ABOUT 5 DEGREES WARMER THAN TODAY.
STANDARD ONSHORE SEA BREEZES EXPECTED TODAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON
WITH LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY
SATURDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AND
                    DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........ABOVE 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING EAST 2-5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY FOG AND
                    DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS EARLY INCREASING TO 3500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WOFFORD
REQUESTED BY...LARRY WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110715.COLLI.01/LOX