FNUS76 KLOX 030337
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWERHOUSE...CNTY LAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
837 PM PDT SUN JUN 2 2013

FORECAST FOR FIRE OPERATIONS ON JUNE 03 BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF
1947 PDT ON JUNE 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL KEEP STRONG
ONSHORE FLOW IN PLACE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. WHILE TEMPERATURES
WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER AND HUMIDITIES A LITTLE WETTER...GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS. A COOLER AND MORE MOIST PATTERN WITH GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE
THAT THE MARINE LAYER STRATUS DECK COULD INTRUDE INTO THE LOWER
COASTAL SLOPES THE FIRE PERIMETER...ALLOWING FOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES NEAR 90 PERCENT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THERE IS A
CHANCE OF THE WEATHER REGIME PERSISTING INTO WEDNESDAY OR
THURSDAY DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE TROUGHS MOVEMENT.
OTHERWISE...A WARMING AND DRYING TREND COULD DEVELOP AS SOON AS
WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
x09x09    TO 18 MPH UNTIL 1300 HOURS...THEN INCREASING
x09x09    TO 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH.
RIDGETOP............SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 1100 HOURS
x09x09    INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
x09x09    40 MPH BY 1400 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL OR LESS LIFTING TO 3500 TO 4500
x09x09    FT AGL BY 1300 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO
x09x09    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-39 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
x09x09    24 MPH UNTIL 2100 HOURS...THEN GRADUALLY
x09x09    DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
x09x09    15 MPH.
RIDGETOP............SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
x09x09    MPH UNTIL 2200 HOURS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
x09x09    15 MPH BY 0100 HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 TO 3000 FT AGL EARLY...FALLING TO 1000
x09x09    FT AGL OR LESS BY 0100 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...DIMINISHING TO
x09x09    10 TO 15 MPH.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...DREW SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130602.POWER.02/LOX

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