FNUS76 KLOX 231705
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SPOT FORECAST FOR MT WILSON PILES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
905 AM PST WED JAN 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE SOUTHWEST OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL SEND INCREASING SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO THE
REGION DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. INITIALLY...THE MOISTURE WILL
BE CONFINED TO THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE BURN
AREA TODAY...THEN THE LOWER LEVELS OF ATMOSPHERE WILL BEGIN TO MOISTEN
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY WHEN THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN. THE
MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH
FRIDAY. A COLDER SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY ACROSS THE BURN AREA.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT 10 AM...MAX 52.
RH..................90 PERCENT AT 10 AM...MIN 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    AT 10 AM...PERSISTING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WINDS SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    AT 10 AM...PERSISTING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL AT 10 AM RISING TO 2000 FT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH AT 10 AM...BECOMING SOUTH
                    15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 12 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WINDS SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WINDS SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.
RH..................MIN 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WINDS SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT IN THE MORNING RISING TO 2000 FT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WINDS SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LOWDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130124.MTWIL.01/LOX