FNUS76 KLOX 190701
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR OZENA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1201 AM PDT TUE JUN 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2149 PDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION...KEEPING
THE VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS WARM AND DRY WITH HUMIDITIES
GENERALLY IN THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND
ONLY RECOVERING TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. INCREASING
ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING SOME LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE
BURN AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BOTH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...BECOMING
LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. THERE WILL BE SOME WARMING ACROSS
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FT ON WEDNESDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH WILL FILL IN AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BREAKS DOWN BY FRIDAY
WITH CONTINUED COOLING EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST THE WEEKEND.
RELATIVELY HUMIDITY LEVELS SHOULD SEE SOME MARGINAL RECOVERIES
THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 3-6 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......UNDER 500 FT AGL EARLY...RISING TO 7500 FT IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH. BECOMING NORTH 3 TO
                    5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH...LOWERING
                    TO 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 TO 5000 AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING..LOWERING
                    TO UNDER 500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH WITH LOCAL
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......UNDER 500 FT AGL EARLY...RISING TO 7000 FT IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...KAPLAN
REQUESTED BY...DAN FELIX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120618.OZENA.02/LOX