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SPOT FORECAST FOR VALLEY...USFS LPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
343 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1518 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
WILL BRING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE THROUGH
TUESDAY. WHILE THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE REMAIN QUITE DRY...THERE
IS INCREASING MID LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION THAT MAY GENERATE A FEW
SPRINKLES AT TIMES TODAY. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THERE WILL BE DEEPER MID
LEVEL MOISTURE AND SOME UPPER LEVEL INSTABILITY...WARRANTING A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE BURN AREA. ONCE AGAIN...THE LOWER LEVELS
WILL REMAIN QUITE DRY...POSING A RISK FOR ISOLATED DRY LIGHTING STRIKES AND
GUSTY WINDS FOR ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP. MOISTURE FROM DEVELOPING TROPICAL
STORM JOHN OFF THE BAJA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...MAINTAINING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE BURN AREA.

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...CARRIE LANDON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120903.VALLE.01/LOX