FNUS76 KLOX 211636 FWSLOX SPOT FORECAST FOR RIO HONDO WILDFIRE TRNG...CNTY VTU NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 936 AM PDT THU MAR 21 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WITH MODERATE NORTH-TO-SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL GENERATE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ALOFT THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. THESE WINDS WILL MAINLY AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS...BUT MAY OCCASIONALLY DESCEND DOWN TO THE LOCAL RIDGETOPS AROUND THE BURN SITE...ESPECIALLY IN THE NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. OTHERWISE...ONSHORE BREEZES WILL AFFECT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AROUND THE BURN SITE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. LITTLE-TO-NO MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE IS EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION. MAX 68. RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION. MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (EYE-LEVEL).... SLOPE/VALLEY.......AT IGNITION...SOUTH/UPSLOPE 4 MPH. OTHERWISE...VARIABLE 2 MPH BECOMING SOUTH/UPSLOPE 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL OR LESS BECOMING 1000-1500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48. RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT. WIND (EYE-LEVEL).... SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH/UPSLOPE 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTH/DOWNSLOPE 3 MPH. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTH 4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING NORTH 5-10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KITTELL REQUESTED BY...BRENDAN RIPLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130321.RIOHO.01/LOX