FNUS76 KLOX 020516
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWERHOUSE...CNTY LAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1016 PM PDT SAT JUN 1 2013

FORECAST IS FOR FIRE OPERATIONS ON JUNE 02 BASED ON REQUEST TIME
OF 2135 PDT ON JUNE 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PERMIT ONSHORE
FLOW TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH TUESDAY AS A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. STRENGTHENING
ONSHORE FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR AN EARLIER AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WIND
TODAY...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER AND HUMIDITIES SLIGHTLY
HIGHER. ONSHORE FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER MONDAY IMPROVING FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES FOR TONIGHT IN THE
CURRENT FORECAST ARE RATHER CONSERVATIVE. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY BETWEEN TONIGHT
AND MONDAY MORNING...WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES POSSIBLY RECOVERING
ON PORTIONS OF THE FIRE TO BETWEEN 75 AND 80 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-90 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
x09x09    15 MPH UNTIL 0900 HOURS...BECOMING UPSLOPE/
x09x09    UPVALLEY 4 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 1100 HOURS.
x09x09    THEN...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH
x09x09    GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH.
RIDGETOP............WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 1200
x09x09    HOURS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
x09x09    GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS EARLY...LIFTING TO
x09x09    6000-7000 FT AGL BY 1300 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY...BECOMING
x09x09    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-62 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
x09x09    TO 18 MPH UNTIL 2100 HOURS...DIMINISHING TO
x09x09    4 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
RIDGETOP............SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
x09x09    TO 35 MPH UNTIL 2200 HOURS...DIMINISHING TO
x09x09    10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5500 FT AGL EARLY...FALLING TO 1000 FT
x09x09    OR LESS BY 2300 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...DREW SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130601.POWER.01/LOX

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