FNUS76 KLOX 060438 CCA
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO 16...CNTY LAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
703 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON JUNE 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A NORTHERLY PRESSURE DIFFERENCE ACROSS THE AREA AND
AN OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN IN PLACE WILL CONTINUE A WARMING AND
DRYING TREND THROUGH THURSDAY. THE NORTHERLY GRADIENTS WILL REMAIN
STRONG INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT WILL SUBSIDE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
AS A RESULT...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY WILL
SUBSIDE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. THE UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE IN PLACE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL MOVE EAST ON
THURSDAY...PERMITTING AN ONSHORE FLOW TO RETURN AND A COOLING TREND
TO ESTABLISH FOR LATE WEEK.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-90 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH
    GUSTS TO BETWEEN 16 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 1000 HOURS
    BECOMING PREDOMINANTLY NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH
    WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH UNTIL 1400 HOURS.
    THEN...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH
    GUSTS TO BETWEEN 16 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18
    TO 24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL EARLY LIFTING TO 7500 FT AGL BY 1400
    HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH
    GUSTS TO BETWEEN 16 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16
    TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL EARLY DESCENDING TO 1500 FT AGL BY
    2100 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH.



FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...RUDY GILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120606.RANCH.01/LOX

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