FNUS76 KLOX 231819 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR MESAVIEW...USFS ANGELES NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1119 AM PDT SUN SEP 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1047 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN TODAY INTO MONDAY. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY'S HIGHS WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN LOW LEVEL HUMIDITY. INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE GUSTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ONSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA MONDAY...WITH COOLER DAYTIME HIGHS AND SLIGHTLY IMPROVED HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA WITH GUSTS CLOSE TO 40 MPH OVER THE RIDGETOPS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 6-12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING 8-15 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...JEFF LOCKE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120923.MESAV.01/LOX