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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY...WITH
WEAK OFFSHORE WINDS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. CALM WINDS AND DRIER
CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL BY THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING CALM IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 0 TO 2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL BY THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARTLEY
REQUESTED BY...TERRY NICKERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090403.HOWAR.01/EKA