FNUS76 KLOX 231645
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK HILL HAZ FUEL REDUCTION...CDPR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
945 AM PDT FRI MAR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP AN ONSHORE FLOW IN
PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM.
WITH ONSHORE FLOW IN PLACE...SEA BREEZE WILL BE MORE PRONOUNCED
EACH AFTERNOON WITH OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES REMAINING
EXCELLENT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE BURN AREA
LATE TONIGHT OR SATURDAY MORNING AHEAD OF THE STORM SYSTEMS COLD
FRONT. THE STORM SYSTEM IS SCHEDULED TO MOVE ONSHORE BETWEEN
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH WETTING RAINS EXPECTED OVER THE
BURN AREA BY SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
    22 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
    10 TO 5 MPH AROUND 1400 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AT IGNITION TIME.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 1800
    HOURS...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST BY 2100
    HOURS...AND INCREASING 8 TO 12 MPH BY 2300
    HOURS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 1900
    HOURS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST BY 2100 HOURS...
    AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 HOURS AFTER
    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL...DESCENDING TO 500 FT AGL OR LESS
    BETWEEN 1800 AND 2200 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY...BECOMING
            SOUTHEAST AROUND 2200 HOURS...AND INCREASING
    TO 8 TO 12 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...LISA ANDREANO  BIOLOGIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120323.BLACK.01/LOX

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