FNUS76 KLOX 292038
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MANKINS...CDF SLU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
138 PM PDT MON OCT 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PDT ON OCTOBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE
AREA THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH WARM AND MODERATELY DRY
CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL STAY FAIRLY LIGHT...AND SHOULD BEHAVE MORE
LIKE UPSLOPE/DOWNSLOPE CANYON WINDS THAT THE TYPICAL BROAD
NORTHWEST FLOW. A SHALLOW MARINE LAYER WILL BRING SOME
RELIEF...WITH CLOUDS EXPECTED TO STAY JUST WEST OF THE BURN SITE.
A TROUGH WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY BRINGING COOLER
AND MOISTER CONDITIONS LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH A
POSSIBILITY OF LIGHT RAIN. BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS POSSIBLE OVER
THE WEEKEND.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. FOG ON THE WEST COASTAL SLOPES.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION. MAX 78.
RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION. MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2 MPH AT IGNITION. OTHERWISE VARIABLE
                    2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........VARIABLE 2 MPH AT IGNITION. OTHERWISE VARIABLE
                    2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT IGNITION. OTHERWISE 300 FT AGL
                    RISING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT IGNITION. OTHERWISE LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KITTELL
REQUESTED BY...ELLEN PRICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121030.MANKI.02/LOX