FNUS76 KLOX 050004
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VALLY...USFS LPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
504 PM PDT TUE SEP 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1642 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING MID AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE FROM REMNANTS OF
TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOHN WILL STREAM ACROSS THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY. THIS MOISTURE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. INITIALLY...MOST OF THE MOISTURE
WILL BE FOCUSED ABOVE 10,000 FEET WITH THE LOWER ELEVATIONS REMAINING RELATIVELY
DRY. AS A RESULT...ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESAY NIGHT WILL
BRING THE RISK OF ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES AS WELL AS GUSTY AND
ERRATIC DOWNDRAFT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS  3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING WEST 3 T0 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED DRY
                    LIGHTNING POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 4 TO 6
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    9500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
                    ISOALTED DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL EARLY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA DEDRICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120904.VALLY.01/LOX