FNUS76 KLOX 190448
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE...LAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
948 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2034 PDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST
OF CALIFORNIA WILL MAINTAIN NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE AREA. BREEZY
NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE
DAY SUNDAY...DIMINISHING SOME DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND ESTABLISHING ON SUNDAY
WILL BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED MONDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THE FLOW WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST
MONDAY AND COULD BRING NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO
THE BURN AREA. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S AND HUMIDITIES
LOWERING TO AROUND 10 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED FOR MONDAY...ALONG WITH
A POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-92 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17
x09x09    MPH UNTIL 1400 HOURS...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 8
x09x09    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
x09x09    30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS EARLY...RISING TO 6500 FT
x09x09    AGL BY 1400 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10
x09x09    MPH UNTIL 1400 HOURS...DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 5
x09x09    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 7 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15
x09x09    MPH UNTIL 2200 HOURS...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
x09x09    DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 8 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
x09x09    MPH UNTIL 2200 HOURS...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 10
x09x09    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9
x09x09    MPH UNTIL 2200 HOURS...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
x09x09    DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...DREW SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130518.LAKE_.02/LOX

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