FNUS76 KLOX 120255 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR COON CREEK...CAL FIRE SLU NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 655 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON NOVEMBER 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CREATE DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL BE OFFSHORE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON HELPING TO RETURN HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS TO AROUND 50 TO 60 PERCENT LATE IN THE DAY. A SIMILAR PATTERN CAN BE EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY WITH WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY...AT IGNITION 0930 SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47-50. HUMIDITY........26-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH. RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......AT OR BELOW 500 FT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 MPH. .TUESDAY...REST OF THE DAY SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN THE MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH BY NOON TO 1 PM PST. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE AROUND 5 PM IN THE EVENING. RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST BY NOON 6 TO 10 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......AT OR BELOW 500 FT IN THE MORNING. THEN INCREASING TO 3000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT WILL THEN LOWER TO AROUND 1000 FT BY SUNSET. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...KAPLAN REQUESTED BY...PHIL VENERIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121112.COONC.01/LOX