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Spot Forecast for Chalrton RX...USFS
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
1048 AM PDT Wed May 8 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Offshore flow continues to dominate the pattern with ongoing dry
conditions. Afternoon seabreeze will struggle to reach the area,
and despite a moderate overnight recovery friday night, minimum
relative humidities trend drier Friday to Saturday. North to
northeast winds will help keep the dry airmass in place during
the day. There is the potential for winds to be gusty Friday
morning, up to 20 mph, and moderate to low confidence in strongest
winds during the daytime hours.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....66 at ignition, Max 68-70.
Min humidity........20-25 percent.
Eye level winds.....Northeast winds 3 to 6 mph at ignition,
                    shifting to the south to southeast
                    2 to 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph at ignition,
                    shifting to the south to southeast
                    5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Northeast winds 9 to 14 mph at ignition,
                    shifting to the south to southeast
                    6 to 12 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......54000 ft AGL at ignition, becoming
                    9000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph becoming
                    south 5 to 10 in the afternoon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....49-52.
Max humidity........45-50 percent.
Eye level winds.....Southwest winds 1 to 2 mph becoming
                    north 4 to 6 mph with gusts to 7 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 2 to 5 mph becoming
                    north 8 to 12 mph with gusts to 15 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 3 to 6 mph becoming
                    north 10 to 14 mph with gusts to 17 mph.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL falling to 1400 ft AGL
                    overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph becoming north
                    10 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....71-73.
Min humidity........17-22 percent.
Eye level winds.....North to northeast winds 4 to 6 mph
                    with gusts to 7 mph becoming 2 to 5 mph
                    in the afternoon. Shifting west 2 to
                    5 mph in the late afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........North to northeast winds 8 to 12 mph
                    with gusts to 15 mph becoming 5 to
                    10 mph in the afternoon. Shifting
                    west 5 to 10 mph in the late
                    afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......North to northeast winds 10 to 14 mph
                    with gusts to 18 mph becoming 6 to
                    12 mph in the afternoon. Shifting
                    west 6 to 12 mph in the late
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......200 ft AGL early, rising to 9600 ft
                    AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph shifting west
                    around 10 mph in the late afternoon.


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Forecaster...PHILLIPS
Requested by...Battalion 34
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2413501.0/LOX
.DELDT 05/08/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL anibal.gutierrez@usda.gov