FNUS76 KLOX 052242
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE...USFS LPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
342 PM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1453 PDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE AND
BRING A WARMING TREND THROUGH MUCH OF THIS UPCOMING WEEK. THE MARINE
LAYER WILL REMAIN SHALLOW AND BELOW THE FIRE BASE ELEVATION. THE SEA
BREEZE SHOULD REACH THE FIRE SITE BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOONS.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST TO SOUTHEAST 7-12 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7-14 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST 7-14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    THROUGH THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-4 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE
                    EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 2500 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7-14 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 3-4 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6-10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 6-8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12,000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7-14 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 3-4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MORRIS
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA DEDRICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120805.BLUE_.01/LOX