FNUS76 KLOX 230009
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOOTHILL...VENTURA COUNTY FIRE DEPT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
408 PM PST THU DEC 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1336 PST ON DECEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE BURN AREA
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TO 30 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
BY 2100 PST AND REMAIN GENERALLY 10 MPH OR LESS OVERNIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY. THE LATEST COMPUTER MODELS ARE FORECASTING LOW LEVEL WINDS
TO TURN MORE NORTHERLY OVER THE BURN AREA LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
MORNING WHICH WOULD GREATLY DIMINISH THE THREAT FOR GUSTY WINDS.
HOWEVER...IF THE FORECAST WIND DIRECTION IS OFF SLIGHTLY THEN GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS COULD LINGER AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
HUMIDITIES WILL HAVE VERY POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT...THEN FALL TO
AROUND 11 PERCENT ON FRIDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    EARLY THIS EVENING...BECOMING NORTH AND
                    DIMINISHING TO 5-10 MPH BY 2100 PST.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 20-30 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NORTH AND DIMINISHING TO 5-10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL EARLY THIS
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15-25 MPH EARLY...BECOMING NORTH AND
                    DIMINISHING TO 5-10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE
                    2-5 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5-10 MPH EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH
                    BY NOON PST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING..INCREASING
                    TO NEAR 4000 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 8-15 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SIRARD
REQUESTED BY...DAN OPBROEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111222.FOOTH.01/LOX