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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP UNIT...USFS LPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
137 PM PST TUE JAN 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO OUR SOUTHWEST WILL
BRING INCREASED MOISTURE TO THE BURN AREA DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. INITIALLY...THE MOISTURE WILL BE CONFINED TO THE MID AND
UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. HOWEVER...BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT...THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL START TO MOISTEN WHICH WILL
COINCIDE WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. THERE WILL ALSO BE INCREASING SOUTHERLY
WINDS ON WEDNESDAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS WEATHER SYSTEM.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 AT 10 AM...RISING TO 63 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT 10 AM...RISING IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AT
                    10 AM...INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH AT
                    10 AM...INCREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1500 FT AGL AT 10 AM RISING TO 3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH AT 10 AM INCREASING TO 15 TO 22
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...RISING TO 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...JAMES HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130123.SHEEP.01/LOX