FNUS76 KLOX 060246
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SPOT FORECAST FOR FIGUEROA FIRE...USFS LPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
746 PM PDT MON SEP 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1809 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN ALOFT OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS BRINGING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND OVER THE BURN
AREA. A DEVELOPING OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN OVER THE BURN AREA WILL
BRING BREEZY EASTERLY WINDS DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS JUST
BEFORE AND AFTER DAWN. THE MARINE LAYER DEPTH WILL REMAIN BELOW
THE FIRE SITE...WITH DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.
AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE FIRE SITE...OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES WILL TURN POOR BY TUESDAY NIGHT. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
COULD REMAIN POOR AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN AREA
THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-97 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT 3000 FEET...13-17 PERCENT.
    AT 1000 FEET...22-27 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 500 FT AGL OR LESS EARLY...LIFTING TO
    13500 FT AGL BY 1400 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
    13 MPH UNTIL 1000 HOURS...SHIFTING TO THE
       WEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH
    BY 1400 HOURS.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AT 1000 FEET...50-54 DEGREES.
    AT 3000 FEET...75-78 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........AT 1000 FEET...65-69 PERCENT.
    AT 3000 FEET...25-29 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL EARLY...FALLING TO 500 FT AGL OR
    LESS BY 2200 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 9 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH
    UNTIL 2000 HOURS...BECOMING EAST 3 TO 8 MPH
    WITH GUSTS UP TO 13 MPH BY 0300 HOURS.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...DAN ARDOIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110905.FIGUE.02/LOX
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