FNUS76 KLOX 242217 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR PINTO2...CNTY LAC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 317 PM PDT TUE APR 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY EVENING...BRINGING WETTING RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...A 4 TO 6 HOUR PERIOD OF STEADY AND MODERATE RAIN IS EXPECTED BETWEEN TO START SOMETIME BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM...WITH LIGHT SHOWERS AFTERWARD INTO THURSDAY. OCCASIONALLY BREEZY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS WELL AROUND THE TIME OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IF A THUNDERSTORM FORMS NEARBY. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. RAIN DEVELOPING AFTER 3PM PDT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL).... SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 4-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL BY THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. .AT IGNITION (11AM PDT WEDNESDAY)... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. TEMPERATURE.........61. HUMIDITY............75 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL).... SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH 5 MPH. RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL).... SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 3-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING 3-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL EARLY DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KITTELL REQUESTED BY...DREW SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120425.PINTO.01/LOX