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SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO 11...LACOFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
535 PM PDT MON MAY 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FLAT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL
OVER THE REGION TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH CLEAR AND WARM
CONDITIONS PREVAILING OVER THE REGION. GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH
WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE PERIOD. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH MUCH OF NIGHT...WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON...AND UP TO 18 MPH TONIGHT. OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS
CANNOT BE RULED OUT AS WELL. HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO LESS THAN 15
PERCENT TODAY WITH ONLY MODERATE RECOVERY TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 13 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 4-8 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    NEAR 4500 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6-12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    15-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH 12-18 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 15-25 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 1000 AGL BY LATE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 15-25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HALL/SIRARD
REQUESTED BY...RUDY GILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120522.RANCH.01/LOX