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SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO 12...LACOFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
615 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY MOVE INTO
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH CLEAR AND GENERALLY
WARM CONDITIONS PREVAILING OVER THE REGION. RATHER STRONG AND GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE PERIOD...WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...AND UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING...
EXCEPT STRONGER OVER THE NEARBY RIDGES. HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO LESS
THAN 15 PERCENT TODAY WITH GENERALLY POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT. THERE
SHOULD BE A PERIOD OF UP TO 3 HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 12-18 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH POSSIBLE.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1000 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO NEAR 5000
                    FT BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 10-15 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING DIMINISHING TO 15-20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 4000 FT AGL EARLY FALLING TO AROUND 1000
                    FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 25-35 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    DIMINISHING TO 15-25 MPH OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...SIRARD
REQUESTED BY...RUDY GILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120523.RANCH.01/LOX