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SPOT FORECAST FOR MT WILSON PILES...USFS ANF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1015 AM PST MON FEB 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE
BURN AREA DRY AND MILD ON TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL FLATTEN WITH INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW AND A GRADUAL COOLING TREND NEAR
THE SURFACE. BY THURSDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...BRINGING SOME CLOUDS...COOLER CONDITIONS...AND GUSTY ONSHORE
WINDS TO THE BURN AREA. AS THIS WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES DOWN THE COAST...THERE
WILL BE SIGNIFICANT COOLING WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS WEST 2 TO 4 MPH AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO
                    4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WINDS WEST 4 TO 8 MPH AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO
                    6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LOWDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130205.MTWIL.01/LOX