FNUS76 KEKA 051114
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD MILL...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
414 AM PDT SUN APR 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 PDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY WEATHER...WARM AFTERNOONS...AND
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO THE AREA TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS
EVENING...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO DROP AND RH RECOVERIES TO BE
FAIR. LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE COAST MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...BRINGING COOLER WEATHER AND THE THREAT OF
SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING 7 TO 9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 21 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING EAST 1 TO 3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STROZ
REQUESTED BY...TERRY NICKERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090405.HOWAR.02/EKA