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SPOT FORECAST FOR FIGUEROA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1039 PM PST SUN FEB 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL REMAIN PLACE AHEAD OF A
APPROACHING COLD STORM SYSTEM ORIGINATING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA.
THE AIR MASS WILL MOISTEN ON MONDAY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN
DEVELOPING MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL
DROP RAPIDLY ON BETWEEN TUESDAY MORNING AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH
SNOW LIKELY ACROSS THE BURN AREA BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD AIR
MASS WILL SPREAD OVER THE AREA BETWEEN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
x09x09    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-57 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT AT 0800 HOURS...INCREASING TO
x09x09    86-90 PERCENT BY 1700 HOURS. A BRIEF DROP
x09x09    IN HUMIDITIES TO 57-62 PERCENT MAY OCCUR
x09x09    AROUND 1400 HOURS.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1100
x09x09    HOURS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
x09x09    GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS EARLY LIFTING TO 2000 FT AGL
x09x09    BY 1400 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
x09x09    EVENING...THEN PERIODS OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........96-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15
x09x09    MPH UNTIL 0100 HOURS...BECOMING WEST TO
x09x09    NORTHWEST 3 MPH OR LESS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...SHIFTING TO
x09x09    THE NORTHWEST AROUND 0400 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-42 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........80-84 PERCENT BETWEEN 1100 AND 1300 HOURS.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
x09x09    15 MPH UNTIL 1100 HOURS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
x09x09    WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY
x09x09    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY
x09x09    THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 1400
x09x09    HOURS BECOMING WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
x09x09    LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
x09x09    BY 1400 HOURS.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...NIC ELMQUIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130218.FIGUE.01/LOX

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