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Spot Forecast for POST...FOREST SERVICE
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
557 PM PDT Tue Jun 25 2024

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure aloft will maintain very warm conditions at the Post Fire
site through Wednesday, with a slight cooling trend into Thursday as the ridge
begins to shift to the east. Humidities are expected to trend downward as the
monsoonal moisture dissipates, with minimum humidities in the low 20`s, possibly
lowering into the upper teens on Wednesday, then bumping up slightly on Thursday.
Gusty northwest winds are expected to increase through the period, and will be
strongest Wednesday evening, then tapering off some late Wednesday night into
Thursday morning before increasing again Thursday afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....67 degrees at 0600. Max 86-90.
Min humidity........40 percent at 0600. Min 19-24 percent.
Eye level winds.....Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph with gusts to 8 mph
                    increasing to 6 to 8 mph with gusts to 12 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 to 12 mph with gusts to 18 mph at
                    0600, increasing to 14 to 17 mph with gusts to 25
                    mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 20 mph
                    increasing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
Mixing height.......1400 ft AGL at 0600 rising to 9400 ft AGL.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 64.
Max humidity........40-45 percent.
Eye level winds.....Northwest winds 8 to 12 mph with gusts to 15 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 16 to 22 mph with gusts to
                    30 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph.
Mixing height.......6900 ft AGL lowering to 1200 ft AGL.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....85-88.
Min humidity........20-25 percent.
Eye level winds.....Northwest winds 8 to 10 mph with gusts to 12 mph increasing
                    to 9 to 12mph with gusts to 14 mph in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph
                    increasing to 17 to 22 mph with gusts to 28 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 35 mph.
Mixing height.......1300 ft AGL rising to 7500 ft AGL.

$$
Forecaster...SMITH
Requested by...Jack Reimers
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/25/24
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.EMAIL jack.reimers@usda.gov