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SPOT FORECAST FOR POWERHOUSE...CA OTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
826 PM PDT THU MAY 30 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1956 PDT ON MAY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A BUILDING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARMING AND DRYING TO THE REGION ON FRIDAY.
THE TYPICAL UPCANYON WINDS THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST AND INCREASE BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM. THE SURGE OF NORTHWEST
WINDS IS EXPECTED TO KEEP CONDITIONS DRY ACROSS THE BURN AREA TONIGHT
WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY EXPECTED. THE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL WEAKEN
AND TURN AROUND TO THE NORTH DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BEFORE
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST BY MID MORNING FRIDAY. THIS NORTHEAST FLOW
WILL BRING RAPID WARMING AND SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES
ON FRIDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    15 MPH UNTIL 10 PM...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15
                    TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER 10 PM.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    20 MPH UNTIL 10 PM...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER 10 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    15 TO 25 MPH AFTER 10 PM.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY 9 AM...SHIFTING TO THE WEST BY
                    4 PM.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY 9 AM...
                    BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH BY 4 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST
                    10 TO 15 MPH BY 9 AM.


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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...KAREN BAUMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130530.POWER.03/LOX