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SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOW JACKET...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
645 PM PST FRI MAR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1812 PST ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SATURDAY. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. WEAK NORTHERLY FLOW CAN BE
EXPECTED TONIGHT ALONG WITH POOR TO MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERY.
WESTERLY ONSHORE WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER
HUMIDITY TO THE AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 2-5 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6-12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2-5 MPH EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-7
                    MPH BY AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........VARIABLE 2-6 MPH EARLY...BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO NEAR 2000 FT
                    AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2-5 MPH EARLY BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH BY
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SIRARD
REQUESTED BY...MARK COURSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120309.YELLO.01/LOX