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SPOT FORECAST FOR S231...CNTY LAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
917 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS CALIFORNIA WILL MAINTAIN
MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WITH A MARINE LAYER DEPTH AROUND 3000 FEET.
AS A RESULT...BELOW NORMAL DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND GOOD NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES CAN BE EXPECTED. LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD...A COLD FRONT WILL LIKELY
BRING RAIN TO THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 AT 1130 RISING TO 67 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT AT 1130 LOWERING TO 45 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 6 MPH AT 1130 INCREASING
                    TO 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AT 1130 INCREASING
                    TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT 1130 RISING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AT 1130 INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 7 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING WEST
                    3 TO 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...RUDY GILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120314.S231_.01/LOX