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SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO 2...LACOFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1030 PM PDT WED MAY 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WITH EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITIES
WILL AFFECT THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. EYE LEVEL
WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISH
SOME TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGER OVER THE RIDGETOPS.
HUMIDITIES WILL BE GENERALLY BELOW 5 PERCENT MOST OF TODAY WITH VERY
LITTLE RECOVERY TONIGHT. WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT
THE AREA AS WELL DURING THE PERIOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........3 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH...DIMINISHING TO 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12
                    MPH BY LATE IN THE DAY.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH....
                    DIMINISHING TO 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY
                    LATE IN THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 1000 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO NEAR 6000
                    FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 20-30 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO BELOW 1000 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15-25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SIRARD
REQUESTED BY...RUDY GILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130502.RANCH.01/LOX