Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
192 FNUS76 KLOX 092012 FWSLOX FNUS76 KLOX 091714 FWSLOX Spot Forecast for Big Pines (appletree unit)...USFS National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1014 AM PDT Thu May 9 2024 If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION Offshore flow is expected for the majority of Friday, allowing dry air to linger at the burn site. Relative humidities will be low during the day, likely falling to 20 percent Friday, and there is a chance humidity will fall to 15% for a few hours. Moderate to poor overnight recoveries are expected Friday night as onshore flow struggles to reach the region. Westerly flow builds Saturday, and humidities should begin trending higher into the weekend. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Temperature.........56 at ignition, Max 63. Min humidity........26 percent at ignition, falling to 16-20 percent in the afternoon. Eye level winds.....East to northeast winds 1 to 2 mph at ignition, becoming northeast 3 to 6 mph. Shifting north 4 to 7 mph with gusts to 9 mph after 1600. Wind (20 ft)........East to northeast winds 2 to 5 mph at ignition, becoming northeast 6 to 12 mph. Shifting north 8 to 15 mph with gusts to 18 mph after 1600. Ridgetop wind.......East to northeast winds 3 to 6 mph at ignition, becoming northeast 6 to 12 mph. Shifting north 10 to 16 mph with gusts to 20 mph after 1600. Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL becoming 12400 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....North to northeast 5 mph becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....44-46. Max humidity........35-40 percent. Eye level winds.....North 3 to 6 mph with gusts to 7 mph early, becoming southwest 1 to 3 mph. Wind (20 ft)........North 6 to 12 mph with gusts to 15 mph early, becoming southwest 3 to 6 mph. Ridgetop wind.......North 6 to 12 mph with gusts to 18 mph early, becoming southwest 4 to 7 mph. Mixing height.......9000 ft AGL early, falling to 2500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest around 5 mph. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....Around 64. Min humidity........18-22 percent. Eye level winds.....Southwest 3 to 6 mph early, becoming northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 3 to 6 mph early, becoming northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest 3 to 6 mph early, becoming northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL becoming 10500 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....Southwest 5 mph becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...PHILLIPS Requested by...BC-34 Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2413269.2/LOX .DELDT 05/09/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL anibal.gutierrez@usda.gov