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FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD MILL...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
611 AM PDT THU APR 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING COOLER WEATHER TO THE BURN
AREA TODAY AND TOMORROW ALONG WITH BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS.
OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE COOLER. A WARMING TREND IS
EXPECTED SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ALOFT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 500
                    FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    DECREASING TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6200 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LERMAN
REQUESTED BY...TERRY NICKERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090402.HOWAR.01/EKA