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SPOT FORECAST FOR FIGUEROA MOUNTAIN...USFS LPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
253 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0935 PST ON JANUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE COUPLED WITH MODERATE OFFSHORE GRADIENTS
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
THROUGH THURSDAY. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL REMAIN
POOR...LIKELY NOT GOING ABOVE 30 PERCENT. LIGHT EAST WINDS WILL
PERSIST THURSDAY MORNING...THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND
STRENGTHEN SOME LATER THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

.930 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........69.
HUMIDITY............12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 3-5 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 300 FT AGL BECOMING 2000-2500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 3-5 MPH BECOMING EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL EARLY BECOMING LESS THAN 300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 300 FT AGL BECOMING 1500-2000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KITTELL
REQUESTED BY...JAMES HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120104.FIGUE.02/LOX