FNUS76 KLOX 010450
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWERHOUSE...CNTY LAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
950 PM PDT FRI MAY 31 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2116 PDT ON MAY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE COMBINING WITH WEAK
OFFSHORE FLOW NEAR THE SURFACE WILL BRING HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS TO
THE BURN AREA TODAY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL MOST OF THE DAY...BEFORE
SHIFTING ABRUPTLY TO SOUTHWEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
THE NORTHEAST FLOW IN THE MORNING WILL BRING RAPID WARMING AND DRYING...WITH
A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES. THE HOT AND UNSTABLE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL ALSO GENERATE A HIGHER MIXING HEIGHT TODAY RESULTING IN THE
POTENTIAL FOR LARGER PLUME GROWTH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. BRIEF CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE BURN AREA...HOWEVER
THE DURATION IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE SUFFICIENTLY LONG FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
A RED FLAG WARNING. A STRONGER ONSHORE PUSH IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...WITH
SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-7 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH...SHIFTING
                    TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH BY 4 PM.
RIDGETOP WINDS......NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH...SHIFTING
                    TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH BY 4 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 12000 FT AGL BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO
                    15 MPH BY 4 PM.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
MAX HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL EARLY...LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT
                    AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GOMBERG
REQUESTED BY...DREW SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130531.POWER.03/LOX