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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK HILL HAZ FUEL REDUCTION...CALIF STATE PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
705 PM PST THU FEB 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1820 PST ON FEBRUARY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND COOLER WEATHER WITH MODERATE HUMIDITY WILL
COVER THE AREA TODAY AS ONSHORE FLOW INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. AN
UPPER LEVEL TOUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
TONIGHT...BRINGING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND INCREASING HUMIDITY.
WINDS WILL BECOME WEST UP TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE MIXING HEIGHT WILL ONLY INCREASE TO NEAR 1500 FEET
THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THEN SHOULD INCREASE FURTHER TO NEAR 3000 FEET
TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 6-10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    8-14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO NEAR 1500 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PATCHY FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH EARLY DIMINISHING TO 2-6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SIRARD
REQUESTED BY...LISA ANDREANO BIOLOGIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120209.BLACK.01/LOX