FNUS76 KEKA 270543
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD MILL...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1043 PM PDT THU MAR 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE MAINTAIN DRY WEATHER ACROSS THE BURN AREA INTO THE
WEEKEND. A WEAK FRONT WILL PASS NORTH OF THE AREA LATE SATURDAY
WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS AND BETTER RH RECOVERY HEADING INTO
NEXT WEEK.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 17 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 2 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4100 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CAFFREY
REQUESTED BY...TERRY NICKERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090327.HOWAR.01/EKA