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SPOT FORECAST FOR FIGUEROA...USFS, LPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
451 AM PST THU FEB 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS
THE REGION TODAY...AND STRENGTHEN FURTHER ON FRIDAY. EXPECT CONTINUED
DRY OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY. WINDS AT THE
PRESCRIBED BURN AREA SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE NEARBY RIDGETOPS. MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 20 PERCENT BOTH DAYS...WITH POOR
RECOVERY EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL APPROACH THE REGION ON SUNDAY BRINGING COOLER AND HIGHER
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS TO THE BURN AREA. A COOLING TREND WILL
CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN DEVELOPING BY
TUESDAY NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 66-68
RH..................20-30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 10-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH AT IGNITION. BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO
                    1500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46-50.
RH..................MAX 40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE
                    2 TO 5 MPH LATE.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 MPH
                    OR LESS LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69 TO 72.
RH..................MIN 12-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH LATE.
 RIDGETOP...........
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT OR BELOW AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THEN
                    DECREASING TO AROUND 1000 FT AGL LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST TO NORTH 4 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KAPLAN
REQUESTED BY...NIC ELMQUIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130228.FIGUE.01/LOX