FNUS76 KLOX 280800
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE...LPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
100 AM PDT TUE MAY 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0016 PDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A GENERAL NORTHERLY PATTERN WILL PREVAIL
ACROSS THE FIRE THROUGH THE OPERATIONAL PERIOD. THE NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL MAINLY AFFECT THE RIDGETOPS AND UPPER SLOPES WITH
THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THESE AREAS EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND AGAIN
THIS EVENING. ACROSS THE SLOPES AND VALLEYS...EXPECT TYPICAL DIURNAL
WINDS WITH GUSTY UPCANYON WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS
THESE AREAS WILL BE SHELTERED FROM THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS.
LOW CLOUDS THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY THIS AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL START OUT VERY HIGH THIS MORNING...BUT
WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S AND 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PLEASE NOTE...THE ENTIRE FORECAST ZONE IS UNDER A HIGH WIND WARNING.
HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON THE DOWNSLOPE SIDE OF
THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...WHICH IS SOUTH OF THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING SUNNY BY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH...BECOMING UPCANYON
                    6-12 MPH GUST 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15-25 MPH GUST 40 MPH
                    DIMINISHING TO 10-20 MPH GUST 30 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL...RISING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 15-25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPCANYON 6-12 MPH GUST 18 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 3-6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 20-30 MPH GUST 45 MPH.

MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL EARLY...LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10-20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...THOMPSON
REQUESTED BY...DAN ARDOIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130528.WHITE.01/LOX