FNUS76 KLOX 060050
FWSLOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRANCH...USFS LPF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
550 PM PDT WED JUN 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1621 PDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAKENING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHWEST
OF THE BURN AREA WILL BRING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND TO THE
BURN AREA FOR LATE WEEK. AT THE SURFACE...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
MOJAVE DESERT WILL KEEP A PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW IN PLACE. A SEA
BREEZE SHOULD ARRIVE INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN AREA
EACH DAY. A COOLING TREND IS POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE
TROUGH GRADUALLY MOVES EAST TO NEAR THE BURN AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-59 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
    UP TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2000 HOURS...BECOMING LIGHT
    AND VARIABLE UNTIL 0000 HOURS. THEN...BECOMING
    EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 2100 HOURS...
    BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3000 FT AGL EARLY FALLING TO 500 FT AGL OR
    LESS BY 2000 HOURS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 2000
    HOURS...BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
    10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-95 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
    UNTIL 1000 HOURS...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5
    TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1300 HOURS. THEN...BECOMING
    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0900
    HOURS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL OR LESS EARLY LIFTING TO 5500-6000
    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL
    1600 HOURS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST AROUND
    10 MPH.


FORECASTER...HALL
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130605.BRANC.01/LOX

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