FNUS76 KEKA 260549
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD MILL...MENDOCINO NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1049 PM PDT WED MAR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
FAIR WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALOFT...YIELDING DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER
BY THIS WEEKEND.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS TO 13 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 MPH EARLY...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 20
                    MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND
                    6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LERMAN
REQUESTED BY...TERRY NICKERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090326.HOWAR.01/EKA