FNUS76 KLOX 030809
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SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRINGS FIRE...LA FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
109 AM PDT FRI MAY 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0057 PDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
OFFSHORE WINDS THIS 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 AFTERNOON...WITH
GRADUAL RECOVERY LATER IN THE DAY. AN EARLIER AND MORE PRONOUNCED
ONSHORE WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONGER
ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY THAT WILL BRING A COOLING
TREND ALONG WITH HUMIDITY RECOVERY...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.

.EARLY THIS MORNING...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65...EXCEPT 70-75 HIGHER PEAKS.
MAX HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 5-10 INCREASING TO 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
                    MPH AFTER 400 AM.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 8-15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 35 MPH AFTER 400 AM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........4 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 NOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH AROUND 1 PM

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FORECASTER...RORKE
REQUESTED BY...SAUCRUSADER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130503.SPRIN.01/LOX