FNUS76 KLOX 100028 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO 5...LAC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 530 PM PDT WED MAY 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MAY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. CLEAR SKIES AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE PERIOD. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH EXCEPT HIGHER OVER THE RIDGETOPS. HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE RECOVERY TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH BY AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12-18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING... INCREASING TO NEAR 4000 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING... BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH OVERNIGHT. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING... BECOMING VARIABLE 3-6 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12-18 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING... DIMINISHING TO 4-8 MPH OVERNIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...SIRARD REQUESTED BY...DREW SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120510.RANCH.01/LOX