FNUS76 KLOX 090045
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK HILL HAZ FUEL REDUCTION...CALIF STATE PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
445 PM PST WED FEB 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1545 PST ON FEBRUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP DRY
AND MILD CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE WILL
BE NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH THIS MORNING THEN SWITCH TO
LIGHT ONSHORE THIS AFTERNOON. GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT WITH A SLIGHT OFFSHORE TREND. HUMIDITIES WILL BE MODERATE
TODAY WITH GOOD RECOVERY TONIGHT. THE MIXING HEIGHT IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO ABOUT 1500 FEET AGL BY MIDDAY AND LINGER ABOVE 1000 FEET
THRU MID AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING BELOW 1000 FEET AS THE COOLING
SEABREEZE DEVELOPS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO NEAR
                    1500 FT AGL BY NOON PST THEN FALLING BELOW 1000
                    FT AGL BY 1600 PST.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH EARLY THEN VARIABLE LESS THAN
                    4 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 2-5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SIRARD
REQUESTED BY...LISA ANDREANO BIOLOGIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120208.BLACK.02/LOX