FNUS76 KLOX 200018
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP SLO RANGE ROAD...CDF SLU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
518 PM PDT TUE JUL 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ONSHORE WINDS WILL PUSH LOW CLOUDS AND FOG INLAND TONIGHT...WITH
ABOUT A 50 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF THE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG REACHING THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN LOCATION. THE MARINE LAYER DEPTH IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN BELOW 1000 FEET. A LIGHT OFFSHORE WIND COMPONENT IS EXPECTED AT
RIDGETOP LEVEL LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...TURNING TO A MORE
TYPICAL ONSHORE DIRECTION IN THE MORNING. THE LIGHT OFFSHORE INFLUENCE
AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS SHOULD ALLOW FOR A QUICK BURNOFF OF LOW CLOUDS AND
FOG...WITH FAIRLY QUICK WARMING AND DRYING ACROSS THE BURN AREA ON WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...EXCEPT PATCHY LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ACROSS
                    LOWER ELEVATIONS LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...60 PERCENT AT HIGHER
                    ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE
                    2 TO 4 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE
                    2 TO 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ACROSS LOWER
                    ELEVATIONS UNTIL 0800...OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81 AT IGNITION...RISING TO 81-84 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...REMAINING 35-40 PERCENT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH AT IGNITION BECOMING WEST 6 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH AT IGNITION BECOMING WEST 8 TO
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING WEST
                    8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...TRISH RAYE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110720.CAMPS.01/LOX