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SPOT FORECAST FOR AQUISTIPACHE...CNTY SBA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1026 AM PST THU FEB 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
ACROSS CALIFORNIA WITH OFFSHORE FLOW INCREASING ON FRIDAY. AT THE
BURN AREA AND SURROUNDING RIDGETOPS...THE STRONGEST OFFSHORE WIND COMPONENT
IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM 10 AM THROUGH 2 PM ON FRIDAY. THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL
BRING RAPID WARMING AND DRYING ON FRIDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................24 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    AT IGNITION CONTINUNG THROUGH 2 PM...THEN BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WINDS NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    AT IGNITION CONTINUING THROUGH 2 PM...THEN DIMINISHING
                    TO 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO 5500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WINDS NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...TOM HIMMELRICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130215.AQUIS.01/LOX