FNUS76 KLOX 032040
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK HILL FUEL MOD...CA STATE PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
140 PM PDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1340 PDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SHALLOW MARINE LAYER WILL MAINTAIN COOL AND MOIST CONDITIONS
WITH PERIODS OF FOG THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
OFF THE COAST WILL SWEEP A WEAK COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION
LATER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...BRINGING HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR A FEW
HOURS OF RAIN. AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT HOWEVER AND LIKELY UNDER ONE
TENTH OF AN INCH. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE BETWEEN 3AM AND
9AM. THIS FRONT SHOULD WIPE OUT THE MARINE LAYER...WHICH WOULD HELP
WITH SMOKE DISPERSION ON THURSDAY...THOUGH NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE
ON THE INCREASE LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PERIODS OF FOG.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PERIODS OF FOG.
                    CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH EARLY BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH EARLY BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING VARIABLE 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    TURNING TO ISOLATED SHOWERS BY THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 3 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL BECOMING 1500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KITTELL
REQUESTED BY...LISA ANDREANO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.BLACK.01/LOX