FNUS76 KLOX 160035
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO 9...CNTY LAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
535 PM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY WILL BRING A NORTHERLY WIND INFLUENCE TO THE BURN LOCATION ON WEDNESDAY
MORNING...WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO A MORE TYPICAL SOUTHWEST DIRECTION
IN THE AFTERNOON. THE OFFSHORE COMPONENT IN THE NORTHERLY DIRECTION IS EXPECTED
TO BRING A RAPID RISE IN TEMPERATURES AND LOWERING OF HUMIDITIES ON WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89 AT 10 AM...RISING TO 97 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT AT 10 AM...LOWERING TO 12 PERCENT IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2 T0 4 MPH AT 10 AM...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WINDS......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH AT 10 AM...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT 10 AM RISING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AT 10 AM BECOMING WEST 10 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 4 T0 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WINDS......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.


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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...RUDY GILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120516.RANCH.01/LOX