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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHARLTON CHILAO...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1031 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING PERIODIC SNOW SHOWERS TO THIS LOCATION THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOWFALL PROBABILITY
WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED AT THE BURN AREA. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE EXPECTED
TODAY WITH THIS WEATHER SYSTEM...THEN TRANSITION TO NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT...EVENTUALLY
WEAKENING ON TUESDAY. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME INCREASE IN
CLOUDS LATER IN THE DAY WEDNESDAY...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 15
                    TO 25 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING RISING TO 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    WEST OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    WEST OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    WEST OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING RISING TO 2000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ST PIERRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120227.CHARL.01/LOX