FNUS76 KLOX 032139
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHARLTON   CHILAO...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
139 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0915 PST ON JANUARY 05.
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 VERY DRY CONDITIONS
THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH COOLER BUT STILL DRY CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY.
OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL REMAIN VERY POOR...LIKELY NOT
GOING ABOVE 20 PERCENT. OCCASIONALLY BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
AND STRENGTHEN SOME THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BECOMING 500-1000 FT AGL BY THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 6-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTH 4-8 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BECOMING 500-1000 FT AGL BY THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 4-6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 6-8 MPH BECOMING 8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 6-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BECOMING 500-1000 FT AGL BY THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KITTELL
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ST PIERRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120105.CHARL.01/LOX