FNUS76 KLOX 241731
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAPO...CNTY VTU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1031 AM PDT SUN JUL 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1004 PDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDING OVER SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA WILL BRING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND TO THE REGION TODAY
INTO MONDAY. SOME MID LEVEL CLOUDS MAY BEGIN TO STREAM INTO THE REGION
MONDAY...BUT LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY.
TYPICAL ONSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH LIGHT
AND VARIABLE WINDS DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE WINDS 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10-15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING WEST 2-4 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    9-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING RISING TO 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...DAN OPBROEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110724.TAPO_.01/LOX