FNUS76 KLOX 202259
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPCO...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
359 PM PDT MON AUG 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1533 PDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE FLOW WILL TURN WEAKLY NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT...THEN SHIFT
TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS ONSHORE FLOW INCREASES
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. SOME RESIDUAL MID LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL REMAIN OVER LOS ANGELES COUNTY...WITH A FEW AFTERNOON BUILDUPS. ANY
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN EAST OF THE SAN GABRIEL
MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY. COOLER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY AS
THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING...DECREASING TO LESS THAN
                    1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING RISING TO 10000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS MAKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120820.COPCO.01/LOX