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SPOT FORECAST FOR SAUGUS ARUNDO PILE BURN...LAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1000 PM PDT WED MAR 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER
THE BURN AREA TODAY...WITH DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS EXPECTED. THERE
SHOULD BE NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 10 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN BECOME
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
GUSTS WILL BE HIGHER OVER THE RIDGETOPS. MODERATE HUMIDITY AT
IGNITION WILL FALL TO JUST BELOW 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 5-10 MPH AT  IGNITION...BECOMING WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 8-15 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING WEST 8-12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 5700 FT
                    AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10-20 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SIRARD
REQUESTED BY...TOM BRISTOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120329.SAUGU.01/LOX