FNUS76 KLOX 131617
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MT WILSON PILES...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
917 AM PDT WED MAR 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER CALIFORNIA WILL MAINTAIN WARM AND
DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA...ALONG WITH MAINLY LIGHT WINDS.
NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE NEAR 30 PERCENT IN THE MT
WILSON AREA. WINDS WILL BECOME OFFSHORE DURING THE NIGHT TO EARLY
MORNING HOURS...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL BE GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH WITH
AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING EAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL RISING TO 1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT LOWDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130314.MTWIL.01/LOX