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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK HILL HAZ FUEL REDUCTION...CDPR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
953 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL CONTINUE A FAIR
WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WEAK ONSHORE TO NEAR NEUTRAL
FLOW WILL GRADUALLY DEVELOP THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AND STRENGTHEN
FURTHER INTO THURSDAY. A SHALLOW MARINE LAYER DEPTH WILL LIKELY
REMAIN IN PLACE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING...KEEPING THE MIXING HEIGHT
UNDER 1000 FEET...BUT THE MARINE LAYER SHOULD DEEPEN ON THURSDAY.
WITH ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING...THE AIR MASS WILL MOISTEN EACH DAY
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY WITH A COOLING TREND. A MORE
PRONOUNCED AND EARLIER ARRIVING SEA BREEZE WILL ALSO DEVELOP EACH
DAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY
    DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 3 MPH OR LESS UNTIL
    1000 HOURS BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO
    10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1100 HOURS...
    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH 1400
    HOURS. THEN...WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
    DEVELOPING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS AT IGNITION TIME...
    LIFTING TO 1000 FT BY 1300 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........96-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL
    1900 HOURS....LIGHT AND VARIABLE 3 MPH OR
    LESS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 3 MPH OR LESS UNTIL
    1000 HOURS BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO
    10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST  TO NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS EARLY...LIFTING TO 1750
    FEET BY 1300 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...LISA ANDREANO  BIOLOGIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120321.BLACK.01/LOX

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