FNUS76 KLOX 300141
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINTO3...LA COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
641 PM PDT SUN APR 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TYPICAL MAY GRAY PATTERN IS SETTING UP FOR THE
FIRST WEEK OF MAY. A WEAK BUT PERSISTENT TROUGH OVER THE REGION
WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS WEEK.
THE MARINE LAYER WILL BE AROUND 2000 FEET OVERNIGHT WHICH SHOULD
ALLOW FOR SOME LOW CLOUDS TO SPREAD INTO PORTIONS OF THE SANTA
CLARITA VALLEY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...IF
LOW CLOUDS DO DEVELOP THEY SHOULD BURN OFF BEFORE THE IGNITION
TIME AT 10 AM MONDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY
HIGH ON MONDAY WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES AND THIS PATTERN
SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY.


.MONDAY AT IGNITION 1000 HOURS...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........69-71.
RH..................55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)...
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AT OR BELOW 800 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY MORNING LOW CLOUDS AND FOG EARLY...THEN
                    MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.
MIN RH..............35-45 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)...
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200 HOURS.
 RIDGETOP...........WINDS VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AT OR BELOW 500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.


.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
MAX RH..............90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)...
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH EARLY...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER 1900 HOURS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...KAPLAN
REQUESTED BY...RUDY GILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120430.PINTO.01/LOX