FNUS76 KEKA 011451
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE MTN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
751 AM PDT WED APR 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL BE DRY WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE RIDGE TOPS. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AROUND MID DAY ON THURSDAY.
THE SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY WITH THE FRONT...HOWEVER ANY
PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 TO 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KENNEDY
REQUESTED BY...TERRY NICKERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090401.HORSE.01/EKA