FNUS76 KLOX 030349
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRINGS FIRE...CNTY VTU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
849 PM PDT THU MAY 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1957 PDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY
   NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...
OFFSHORE WINDS ON FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE WEAKER THAN THURSDAYS
READINGS. HOWEVER...IT WILL CONTINUE TO REINFORCE THE HOT AND
DRY AIR MASS ACROSS THE BURN AREA. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SINGLE
DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
GRADUAL RECOVERY LATER IN THE DAY. AN EARLIER AND MORE PRONOUNCED
ONSHORE WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONGER
ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY THAT WILL BRING A COOLING
TREND ALONG WITH HUMIDITY RECOVERY...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........3 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    BECOMING UPCANYON 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH AROUND 1 PM.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH AROUND 2 PM.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT...EXCEPT 20-25 PERCENT ACROSS
                    RIDGETOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 4-7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    UPCANYON 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD GONZALES  FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130502.SPRIN.04/LOX