FNUS76 KLOX 030321
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK HILL FUEL MOD...CA OTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
821 PM PDT TUE APR 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
REGION ON WEDNESDAY. LIGHT OFFSHORE WIND COMPONENT ON WEDNESDAY MORNING
WILL LIKELY BRING THE WARMEST AND DRIEST CONDITIONS BY 11 AM...WITH COOLING
AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE LOW LEVEL FLOW TURNS ONSHORE.
AN INVERSION RIGHT ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL ALSO LIKELY KEEP LOW MIXING
HEIGHTS OF 500 FEET OR LESS THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. CLOUDS WILL BE ON
THE INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH LIGHT SHOWERS LIKELY BY THURSDAY MORNING.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO AROUND .10 INCHES ON THURSDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT 10 AM...RISING TO 65 BY 11 AM...FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT 10 AM...LOWERING TO 50 PERCENT BY 11 AM...RISING
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH AT 10 AM...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    AT 11 AM...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH AT 10 AM...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AT 10 AM AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE DAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH AT 10 AM...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY SUNRISE.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE
                    2 TO 4 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH EARLY...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 13 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH BY 11 AM.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 4 TO 6 MPH EARLY...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH BY 11 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL EARLY...RISING TO 1500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH EARLY...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    BY 11 AM.

$$
FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...LISA ANDREANO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130402.BLACK.01/LOX