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SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1031 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1900 PST ON JANUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
THURSDAY...THEN FLATTEN AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE
WEST COAST. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THUR SAY
MORNING...THEN SHIFT BRIEFLY TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN VERY DRY THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH GOOD
RECOVERIES EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SKIES
WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING  WITH HIGH
CLOUDS INCREASING THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS BY
FRIDAY. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. SNOW LEVELS
SHOULD REMAIN WELL ABOVE THE BURN AREA.

.OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-38 DEGREES...COLDER IN WIND PROTECTED AREAS.
MAX HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH LOCAL
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 12
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...LOCAL GUSTS TO
                    35 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AT OR BELOW 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-55 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AOB 1000 FEET IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO WEST 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-39 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT AFTER.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10
                    TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3000 FEET AGL IN THE EVENING...LOWERING
                    TO AOB 1000 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KAPLAN
REQUESTED BY...JOHN ABELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120118.LAKE_.01/LOX