FNUS76 KLOX 190543
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONTAIL...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1043 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE AIR MASS WILL STABILIZE ACROSS THE AREA AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL
DEVELOP THROUGH WITH WINDS LIGHTENING THROUGH TUESDAY. A DRY WEEK
APPEARS ON TAP AS WEAK STORM SYSTEM WASHES OUT TO THE NORTH OF THE
AREA FOR LATE WEEK.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54 DEGREES
MIN HUMIDITY........56-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 1200
    HOURS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH
    GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY
    DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS IN THE MORNING...LIFTING
    TO 5500 FT AGL BY 1400 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-39 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO
    NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH AROUND 2100 HOURS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL EARLY DESCENDING TO 500 FT AGL
    OR LESS BY 2200 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL
    1200 HOURS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
    4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS EARLY...LIFTING TO 4000
    FT AGL BY 1400 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...DAN O CONNOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120319.COTTO.01/LOX

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