FNUS76 KLOX 191036
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SPOT FORECAST FOR POWERHOUSE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
336 AM PDT WED JUN 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1856 PDT ON JUNE 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS AROUND THE
POWERHOUSE FIRE TODAY. WIND GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE
RIDGES WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS NORTHWEST
FLOW WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY WITH WINDS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS
STRONG. HOWEVER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE AROUND SINGLE
DIGITS TO 15% EXPECTED. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE A FEW
DEGREES COOLER THEN YESTERDAY...THEN INCREASE ABOUT 5 DEGREES FOR
THURSDAY. EXPECT GRADUAL WARMING INTO THE WEEKEND WITH CONTINUED
LOW HUMIDITIES BUT WINDS SHOULD CALM DOWN A BIT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH AFTER 1400 HOURS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 30 MPH EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER 2100 HOUR.
 RIDGETOP...........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 45 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 30 MPH...DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...KAPLAN
REQUESTED BY...RON WHITE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130618.POWER.01/LOX