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Spot Forecast for Figueroa Mountain Project Pile Burn...USFS
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
1255 PM PST Mon Mar 5 2018

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1600 PST on March 05. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Weak offshore flow will prevail across the area tonight
and Tuesday with some gusts around 15 mph through and below passes and 
canyons. With the weak offshore flow, temperatures will remain above
normal through Tuesday while relative humidity remains low. For Tuesday
night and Wednesday, the flow will turn weakly onshore, resulting in
slightly cooler temperatures and a slight increase in relative humidity. 

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. 
Min temperature.....35-40. 
Max humidity........40-50 percent. 
Eye level winds.....Upvalley 3-6 mph in the evening becoming northeast
                    3-6 mph with gusts to 10 mph after midnight.
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......Upvalley 6-12 mph in the evening becoming northeast
                    5-10 mph with gusts to 15 mph after midnight.
 Ridgetop...........East winds 5-10 mph. 
Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL decreasing to below 1000 ft AGL
                    overnight.
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph. 

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 
Max temperature.....62-68. 
Min humidity........10-15 percent. 
Eye level winds.....Northeast 3-6 mph with gusts to 10 mph becoming
                    upvalley 3-6 mph with gusts to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......Northeast 5-10 mph with gusts to 15 mph becoming
                    upvalley 5-10 mph with gusts to 15 mph in the
                    afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........East 5-10 mph becoming southwest to west in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......Below 1000 ft AGL increasing to 5000 ft AGL 
                    in the afternoon. 
Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. 
Min temperature.....40-45. 
Max humidity........30-35 percent. 
Eye level winds.....Upvalley 3-6 mph with gusts to 10 mph in the evening
                    becoming variable 2-4 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......Upvalley 5-10 mph with gusts to 15 mph in the evening
                    becoming downslope/downvalley 3-6 mph after midnight.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest to west 5-10 mph in the evening becoming
                    variable 3-6 mph.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL early in the evening decreasing to
                    below 1000 ft AGL overnight. 
Transport winds.....Northeast around 5 mph. 

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. 
Max temperature.....60-66. 
Min humidity........12-20 percent. 
Eye level winds.....Variable 2-4 mph becoming upvalley 3-6 mph with gusts
                    to 12 mph in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......Variable/upslope 4-8 mph becoming upvalley 6-12 mph
                    with gusts to 18 mph in the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........Variable 4-8 mph becoming southwest to west 8-15 mph
                    in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......Below 1000 ft AGL increasing to 4500 ft AGL
                    in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph. 

$$
Forecaster...THOMPSON
Requested by...Jeff Knepp
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 1802441.6/LOX
.EMAIL LPCC@fs.fed.us,hlaugharn@fs.fed.us,JEFFEYCAKES@MSN.COM,JKNEPP@FS.FED.US