FNUS76 KLOX 032018
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO 3...CNTY LAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
118 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAKENING ONSHORE GRADIENTS WILL KEEP THE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG FROM
PUSHING AS FAR INLAND ON FRIDAY AS IT HAS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF
DAYS. AS A RESULT...THERE IS A CHANCE THE SITE WILL BE CLEAR ON
FRIDAY...BUT EVEN IF CLOUDS PUSH IN...THEY SHOULD CLEAR OUT MUCH
EARLIER. THE SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM THE LAST FEW DAYS WILL ALSO
WEAKEN AND SHIFT TO THE WEST ON FRIDAY...THEN INCREASE THROUGH
FRIDAY AS THE FLOW SHIFTS TO THE NORTH. BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PATCHY FOG THROUGH 8 AM THEN
                    BECOMING SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION.
                    MAX 71.
RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION.
                    MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH AT IGNITION.
                    WEST 3 MPH THROUGH 10 AM...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5-7 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 12 MPH BY THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 6 MPH AT IGNITION.
                    WEST 5 MPH THROUGH 10 AM...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    6-8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH BY THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION.
                    OTHERWISE 1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    BY NOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 4 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 8 MPH
                    THROUGH 8 PM...BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    THROUGH 8 PM...BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL EARLY THEN LOWERING TO 1000 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8-15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KITTELL
REQUESTED BY...RUDY GILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120504.RANCH.01/LOX